Show you care for people

You walk into a busy doctor’s office five minutes early for your appointment. You go to the registration desk to report in. You say in a friendly voice: “Marci here for Dr. Reilly.” You get a look that says, “how[...]

Published: September 10, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
The case for unlimited vacation days

I recently read the book Outrageous Empowerment: The Incredible Story of Giving Employees Their Brains Back by Ron Lovett. Lovett makes the case for empowering people at all levels of an organization to use their brains every day and become[...]

Published: September 5, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
What to do when you encounter strong emotions from someone on your team

It happens to me often. I am speaking with one of my team and I see an expression on their face that looks like anger, sadness, frustration, impatience, or some other strong emotion that doesn’t quite fit the situation. In[...]

Published: August 27, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
Saying “not now” is a great way to reduce stress and increase results

Have you ever had the feeling that you were overloaded at work? That feeling of too many things to do and not enough time to get everything done? I have. This situation actually demotivates me from wanting to do anything[...]

Published: August 20, 2018
By: Darryl Stewart
How to get more output from your team while increasing their happiness

It is a theme I hear from leaders all the time: “I have nowhere to promote my people. I get good people all trained up and they leave because I don’t have enough opportunities for them.” While it may be[...]

Published: August 14, 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.