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expanded from their headquarters in Calgary, Alberta
to Edmonton, and Red Deer, and set up locations in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Kelowna and Kamloops,
British Columbia. Interestingly, in an age where we are
just beginning to understand the impact of the expo-
nential growth of technology, as each year new tech-
nologies infiltrate and become an integral part of our
personal and professional lives, Gray stresses the im-
portance of HR over IT know-how in many ways. In fact,
he attributes the company’s affinity for strong HR and
a customized approach tailored to each individual cli-
ent’s needs to what separates many firms who merely
offer a host of expert IT solutions.
Consequently, Graycon has an incredibly efficient
HR department that seeks out exceptionally smart,
energized and positive people in addition to possess-
ing the right IT background and credentials. The aim is
to hire, train and retain these people. Internal training
programs are run through Graycon’s own Gray Matter
University, which places an equal importance on social
skills, communication skills consultative skills and busi-
ness skills as well as technical skills.
The emphasis on soft skills in business communica-
tions and collaboration is important in IT consulting
wherein technology products and systems are becom-
ing more of an automated commodity.
“We’re a growing organization, but we have plen-
ty more to learn. We’ve worked hard at building this
well-organized machine that Grayconians help run and
steer and will continue to evolve so we can have an-
other successful 25 years,” said Gray.
Gray comes from a Buddhist background and this
has followed him into the creation of Graycon to essen-
tially integrate the belief that, ‘If you do good things,
good things happen,’ into the philosophy and culture
of his company and how Grayconians do business.
