If you treat someone like they don’t care, they won’t care

Whenever I put the question to a group of leaders about how to address a specific performance issue with an employee, one of the inevitable responses is to “explain to them how important it is that they do it right.”[...]

Published: March 18, 2019
By: Darryl Stewart
The main reason for your staff’s performance issues is…

I know that many of my blogs blame the leader for the mistakes or underperformance of their staff. It’s a common theme, because it’s true! When I see a problem, I always start by looking at myself and what I[...]

Published: March 11, 2019
By: Darryl Stewart
My friend Dennis

One key characteristic of “servant leaders” is that they feel a deep personal obligation and commitment to the people they lead. For a servant leader, it’s not about how others can serve their interests, but how the leader can serve[...]

Published: March 4, 2019
By: Darryl Stewart
How to be the right kind of mentor

I recently listened to a person, world-class in his field, talk about his experiences being mentored. When he first entered his field, he was paired with a mentor who took great interest in what he was doing and how he was[...]

Published: February 24, 2019
By: Darryl Stewart
What you really need to look for when hiring and how to get it

One of the most important workplace leadership decisions we make is who we hire. If you have ever replaced an employee that was wrong for the role with an employee who was right for the role, or replaced someone with[...]

Published: February 19, 2019
By: Darryl Stewart

IBEX Payroll extends our profound respect and immeasurable gratitude to all the ancestors and keepers of the land on whose traditional territories our work takes place. We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 1 territory, the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene people and the traditional homeland of the Métis people. This land is sacred, historical, and significant. 

Every time we acknowledge this truth, we have an invitation and an opportunity to reflect on the wrongs of the past, what we do in the present, and what we can do to continually honour the people whose lands and water we benefit from today. 

This statement only acts as a first step in honouring the land we reside on and its peoples, and must be paired with education, understanding and informed action.