For a leader, chess is better than checkers

Great leaders treat their jobs more like playing chess than playing checkers.What do I mean by that? In chess, the pieces are different and do different things. In checkers, the pieces are all the same. People are like chess pieces:[...]

Published: November 19, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
How to get lots of really important stuff done

Given the title of this blog, you might expect that the focus would be on personal productivity or time management. Personally, I am a junkie on these topics and I have spent years developing my own ways of trying to[...]

Published: November 13, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
Nobody wants you as their leader because…

Here are two very compelling definitions of the role of a leader. From author and leadership trainer, Linton Sellen, a leader’s role is:to deal with the performance and well­being of others.From Verne Harnish, founder of the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a[...]

Published: November 5, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
A personal story of setting the bar high and failing

I recently ran a half marathon with the expectation I would run my best time ever. I had run the same race the previous year and set my current personal best (PB). I had trained more and better than ever[...]

Published: October 29, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
How to get everyone aligned and accountable in your organization

I was recently asked by another entrepreneur how I motivate people, set expectations, and hold people accountable. The question took me aback. I thought I had an answer; I felt I had this covered, but did I? What am I[...]

Published: October 22, 2018
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.