I have written a short article on leadership or employee engagement every week for many years. This week I was tempted not to. There is a crisis going on that demands our attention as leaders. Should I be taking the[...]

We have all seen images or heard stories about the fun culture at tech companies like Google and Facebook - cool campuses with slides between floors, bean bag chairs, and foosball tables everywhere.   At IBEX Payroll we have some of[...]

You are given a challenging project. The goals for the project seem clear, the deadline is very clear, but the path to reach the goals is loose. You take this as licence to go your own way with how you[...]

I’ve learned that great leaders typically prefer one-on-one time with their team members to conventional group meetings. In fact, one of the most successful leaders I know almost never attends a group meeting. In analyzing my own style over the years,[...]

This past holiday season, my family and I traveled to Mexico for a somewhat different kind of winter vacation. We helped a hard-working family experiencing poverty build a house for themselves. This was an eye-opening experience. We saw real poverty[...]