The smartest people are the ones who ask for help

I once had one of the brightest young people I know come to me for advice. I was honoured. I helped her by simply passing on the advice I had received on the same issue years earlier, which had worked[...]

Published: May 30, 2016
By: Darryl Stewart
The dirty jobs philosophy of success

Mike Rowe, host of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel, gave a TED talk in 2008. He talks about what is wrong with the common adage “if you want to succeed, follow your passion.”  He reflects on a pig farmer in Las[...]

Published: May 24, 2016
By: Darryl Stewart
Does leading others seem like more work than just doing it yourself?

As you start to lead more people, you can get to the point where it feels like you don’t have time to do anything but deal with your team’s needs and issues. I have met many frustrated leaders in exactly[...]

Published: May 16, 2016
By: Darryl Stewart
Tackling the ultimate dysfunction of a team

In my previous four blogs, I explained the first four dysfunctions of a team from the book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni: Absence of Trust - How to build trust on your team Fear of Conflict[...]

Published: May 9, 2016
By: Darryl Stewart
Positive peer pressure leads to accountability

In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, author Patrick Lencioni suggests that peer pressure is the most effective and efficient way of maintaining high performance standards. The kind of peer pressure Lencioni is talking about is not the negative kind[...]

Published: May 2, 2016
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.