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AnonTechie writes "In business, intelligence is always a critical element in any employee, because what we do is difficult and complex and the competitors are filled with extremely smart people. However, intelligence isn't the only important quality. Being effective in a company also means working hard, being reliable, and being an excellent member of the team. Companies where people with diverse backgrounds and work styles can succeed have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining top talent over those that don't."
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(Score: 2, Informative) by skullz on Friday February 28 2014, @12:21PM
After reading the article (shocking, I know) the common thread seems to be: we don't listen to our people. The genius who had substance abuse problems and was bipolar, for example. Did they even TRY to get him some help? His genius was so great that they put up with poor working habits for months but no one bothered to sit down and talk to him and see if they could help him out? The fact that he was willing to work 72 hours non-stop on his first task should have been a red flag. You know someone has issues when they do that.
And the person complaining (the "heretic") that this and that is wrong and management is an idiot? Maybe she is right? I mean, damn, you say she is super-duper-uber-smart and then you don't listen when she says something is broken? Seriously?
To summarize the article: we want tame "genius", the kind that does whatever stupid task we set set in front of you and doesn't actually think. Thanks, Wired. Great article.