One of the most common ways that decisions get made in organizations is the method in which a team has their input, and the leader makes the final call. You can call this authoritarian or, more kindly, you can call[...]
Would we send our kids to the doctor to get a note to prove they were sick? No. We use our subjective evaluation based on our personal knowledge about our kids to determine if we think they are really sick and[...]
When you have delegated a particular decision to one of your staff and you don’t like the decision they have made you have three options: overrule the person ask the staff member to change it accept it The correct answer[...]
[caption id="attachment_2383" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo by newthinking communication[/caption] In the E-Myth, Michael Gerber talks about the “entrepreneurial spasm". He defines an entrepreneurial spasm as the moment when the former worker gets mad enough at his boss, or desirous enough of[...]
[caption id="attachment_2374" align="alignright" width="220"] Image by vascorossy[/caption] Several readers of this blog have reached out to me about giving negative feedback to their staff recently. I thought I’d share some of the key points from our discussions with you. First[...]
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.