An old but thought provoking article from the February 1924 issue of The American Magazine - Why I Never Hire Brilliant Men.
Simply put, genius is overrated. So is perfection.
This is where I found the article. (Tao Yue explains how he discovered this gem).
http://taoyue.com/stacks/articles/brilliant-men.html
In case, you just want to read the article.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Why_I_Never_Hire_Brilliant_Men