Management & Leadership

Positioning PossibilitiesAndrew W.R. Yorke

President and CEO, Manitoba Blue Cross

Darryl StewartHead of the Herd, IBEX Payroll

Andrew W.R. Yorke, President and CEO, Manitoba Blue CrossAndrew is a graduate of the City University Business School in London, England. He is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. He serves on the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Inc. Board , the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation Board and he is the Technology & Finance Division Co-Chair for the United Way of Winnipeg.

Darryl Stewart, Head of the Herd, IBEX PayrollDarryl is a Winnipeg entrepreneur who serves as Head of the Herd at IBEX Payroll. Under his direction, IBEX has become well known for its unique culture focused on employee engagement and for continual growth in a very competitive industry. Darryl’s unique outlook on business makes him often sought to speak and train in the areas of employee engagement, work life balance and company culture.

“Ecology is just as important as economy”~ Ian Percy

Two Years Ago…

Ecology Economy

Where We Want to Be…

Ecology Economy

Why IBEX?

We are the Herd

Herd Mentality

Grumpy Goats and Super Grumpy Goats

Herddle

Herdquarters

Google Maps

All in the Herd

Climbing Higher

Mission and Vision

• Mission– To make the lives of working people easier

• Vision– To be the best place in Canada to work

What We Do?

• Payroll outsourcing– Small to large companies– Consulting– Government Compliance

• Time Tracking Systems

Where We Were

– Learning the industry

– The friendly alternative to large payroll companies

– Unique culture, standard services, standard growth

The Situation

• Needed a new approach• Why we were different• Blue Ocean Strategy

– Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

The Situation

• Needed a new approach• Why we were different• Blue Ocean Strategy

– Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne

• What do customers really need?

Community Living

– Every community living organization operates in a manner specific to their needs

– By helping those working within community living do their jobs more easily, the service to individuals being supported in the community improves

Inclusion

• Employee scheduling, time/attendance and payroll

• Complicated pay calculations• Comprehensive reports

First to Market

• “We asked, you talked, we listened and we learned.” ~Terry Harrison, Head Pasture Development

• “It’s tailored to our field…right down to everything we do, on all the work we do, and everybody in this field hasn’t had an agency yet, to date, that tailors everything to them.” ~Daryn Turcotte, Executive Director of Simaril

Continual Repositioning

Deploying Employee Strengths

• We all have weaknesses• We all have talents• 1-on-1 coaching for success

– Win-Win results

• “Define the right outcomes and then let each person find his own route toward those outcomes.” ~Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman,

First Break all the Rules

Positioning is Important

• Position your company• Position your people

Maximize Strengths!

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