Since all we do at Oberg and Associates is build relationships in the industry, our process doesn’t tend to end when a candidate accepts an offer from a client. Once we’ve helped a candidate find a new role, we stay close to make sure the candidate is adapting well to their new surroundings and is … Continue reading Volume 94: Setting Performance Expectations for Employees
Category: Goals
Volume 88: Moving Past the Fear of Change
Those of you that know me well know that I don’t do well with change. I typically have to be dragged into it forcefully. Not kicking and screaming, mind you, but arms crossed, stubbornly trying to stay in my comfort zone. All of that said, change is part of life, and it’s been a big … Continue reading Volume 88: Moving Past the Fear of Change
Volume 83: The Importance of Networking
My entire job for the last 34ish years has been networking. At this point, it comes as naturally as breathing to me. My daughters hate it, but I strike up conversation with everyone I meet. Waiters, police officers, attendants at the gas station, contractors in my home, you name it. It’s just who I am. … Continue reading Volume 83: The Importance of Networking
Volume 76: About that Glass of Water…
Every once in a while, my Director of Operations will come into my office with an idea for the office that he KNOWS I’m not going to agree with, but he is SURE is a good idea. Having worked with me for five years now, he’ll try to craft a logical argument and predict what … Continue reading Volume 76: About that Glass of Water…
Volume 73: Holding to Early-Year Go
As the calendar turns to March, most of us are in a pretty good groove for 2019. We’ve stopped accidentally writing 2018 on checks and other documents, and we’ve got a set direction for the year. For some, this is a very good thing: they’ve effectively looked at the changes they needed to make at … Continue reading Volume 73: Holding to Early-Year Go
Outside the Box 