Netsurit employees reach for their dreams... and realise them

Issued by The Walnut Office for Netsurit
Johannesburg, 01 Feb 2011

In 2008, Netsurit CEO, Orrin Klopper, planted the first seeds for a Dream Programme: a platform that would enable employees to clarify, nurture and realise their dreams. The plan was to provide Netsurit people with the tools and time to make their biggest dreams come true. What's evolving is a culture that supports the dreams of the people that are at the heart of the business, Netsurit's staff.

“People don't just come to work for a salary, they want purpose and meaning and a chance to actualise their potential,” explains Orrin.

After years of conceptualising, brainstorming and developing, Netsurit's Dream Programme is now in full swing. In January 2011, the company employed a permanent dream manager, tasked with deepening the integrity, introducing creative engagement methods and building sustainable momentum into the programme. The programme is peer-to-peer enabled, and employees are trained to coach their peers throughout their dream journey in facilitated dream sessions. Staff are also able to take up the opportunity of individual one-on-one dream coaching sessions with their dream manager, and dream development “playshops” will be introduced this year.

So far, the programme has seen Netsurit employees realise many diverse dreams, including bungee jumping, becoming homeowners, getting into shape and making short films, to name a few. One employee's health-related dream reaped rewards for the entire team: Netsurit now has a company gym and is providing its staff with healthier food options.

Confidentiality is one of the tenets of the programme, but many employees have chosen to share their experiences and successes in a variety of ways, including on social media platforms like You Tube.

“We support our clients by providing them with the technology strategy and solutions they need to drive their business objectives, and we support our people through the Dream Programme,” says Orrin. “Supporting the dreams of the doers - that's what drives us.”

Three years ago, the programme was Orrin's dream. Today, it's a very real part of Netsurit's culture.

For further information on the Netsurit Dream Programme, visit http://www.netsurit.com.

Netsurit

At Netsurit, we provide our clients with outsourced IT support solutions that make doing business seamless and efficient. As key strategic partners to our clients, we understand their business needs first, before tailoring a technology roadmap to suit their unique requirements.

We understand the importance of selecting a reliable and skilled outsourced IT service provider, which is why we have taken the risk out of partnering with Netsurit. We offer our clients: a service promise, proven performance measures, shared success and a money back guarantee. We call it “The no risk model” - our mandate to ensuring the client gets the level of service that they expect.

We are always looking for opportunities to help our clients develop and grow their businesses through optimisation of their IT platforms. One such opportunity is cloud technology. A true revolution in the way that technology infrastructure is managed, cloud computing promises optimal reliability, a pay-per-use model, significant cost savings, true agility and security. Our role is to enable our clients to become 'cloud-ready' and to shift their thinking, and their technologies into the cloud.

At Netsurit, we believe that the success of our business is dependent on our people. This philosophy has given rise to our Dream Management Programme, where employees are supported and coached to achieve both work and life goals. Fulfilled, actualised people enjoy better job satisfaction and better performance, and better performance means better results for our clients.

Big dreams need guardians and champions: partners that will support, nurture and believe in their attainment. At Netsurit, we are passionate about supporting the dreams of the doers: for our employees and our clients.

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