Challenges Organizations Face...
Uncertainty around the investment in employee compensation and benefits
Leadership that is ready to go to the next level
Thinking you know your culture – without being sure
Struggling to find comprehensive organizational effectiveness and change
Why Oyster?
Effectiveness
We increase the effectiveness of your operations by evaluating and linking people and processes.
Interruption
We interrupt business as usual to rethink success and test long-held assumptions that may or may not be accurate.
Integration
We solve challenges with an integrated approach to success. We match your individual needs with effective solutions.
Relevance
We increase the relevance and value of HR by connecting it to business strategy and organizational success.
Our Services
Total Compensation Analysis & Design
We are a leader in total compensation and benefit analysis and design for small to mid-size organizations, using three levels of online systems to drive pinpoint accuracy for clients across the United States.
Employee Engagement Ecosystems
With best-in-class tools from DecisionWise, we provide the best employee engagement analysis and action planning that will transform your organization now and into the future. We listen to what the people who know, know.
Assessment & Coaching
We assess and coach executives, senior leaders, boards, teams, and other professionals using DecisionWise 360s, DiSC, and other assessments as a foundation for delivering results.
Strategic Planning & Performance
We facilitate the creation of new strategic plans and revisit existing ones. We create organizational scorecards for evaluation during the year and performance tools that link every employee to the mission and the strategic objectives for the year.
Organizational Assessment
We conduct assessments of your entire organization or of the HR function to identify opportunities and make recommendations on closing gaps. We use an Oyster-proprietary model to produce analyses.
Strategic HR Solutions
We design Strategic HR Programs customized to your needs. We equip small and medium-sized organizations to compete for and retain the best talent.
What our Clients are Saying
Oyster advised us on key talent searches. They became our human capital advisors and lead our efforts on organizational structure and leadership development. Julie can sit with the senior team in the morning and meet with kitchen & warehouse staff over lunch, listening and observing as someone who understands both organizations and people.
I am the head of a public accounting firm that has existed 90+ years, and the third generation of ownership. Today’s work world is much more complicated. Oyster helps us have important conversations, resolve people challenges, and think differently about our competition. So thankful for their wisdom and guidance.
Oyster is our compensation partner. From the market determination to their multi-system data to their Action Analyzer, the process is flawless. Recommendations get implemented quickly and efficiently because of Oyster’s thoroughness. Their presentations equip executives, boards, and HR not just with what needs to be done, but why and how.
About Oyster
Oyster is a woman-owned small business headquartered in metropolitan Washington, D.C. It is led by Julie Nielsen, who has deep experience in senior leadership roles in public, private, and non-profit organizations. Our clients range from four to the hundreds and are all committed to organizational success.
