Our Perspective

Here are some articles that reflect our thoughts, ideas and experiments for making our home and our workplace great places to be.

Real Home Life

We're committed to reclaiming our kitchens as a source of comfort and strength by busting myths and answering every-day questions. Our Real Home Life articles are based on research and real life experiences in and around our own kitchen.

Unwanted Visitors in My Kitchen.pdf

Real Work Life

Engaged Leadership & Workplace Culture

We're committed to being Canada's best employer and are practicing techniques and ideas to help us achieve that goal at IBEX Payroll. Our Real Work Life articles are based on the practices and lessons learned at IBEX.

Practices and Front-line Leaders Trump Policies and CEOs.pdf

Employee Engagement: Put Your Heart into It.pdf

Elements of Great Teambuilding.pdf

Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now: A Story of Onboarding Staff.pdf

"It's Not Fair":Thoughts on Treating Employees Fairly.pdf

Lets Go To the Beach:A Lesson On Setting Direction.pdf

Our Favourite Leadership Books.pdf

Live Real Life

In our presentations, we often share how our Boxing Match helped us get more control of our life and to help us articulate what's important to us. Here's a two page, paper version of our Boxing Match. Try it on your own, with your partner or even with your whole family to help you get more clarity about your priorities. And remember, the most important step is just talking about what's really important to you.

The Boxing Match.pdf

Business Communication Articles

Getty's training workshops often focus on effective business communication. For her, effective communication is all about seeking to understand and targeting the audience's needs. Whether it's communicating in person, writing business correspondence, or crafting a proposal, the key is to focus on your audience. In these articles, Getty shares various strategies to improve your business communication.