Speaker Profile
Bob Oberstein
Bob Oberstein is uniquely qualified with over 50 years of Labor Relations experience on both sides of the table in both the private and public sectors and is the recipient of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director's Award for lifetime achievement in promoting positive Labor Management Relations. Bob was also the Director of the Labor Management Relations BA and certificate programs at Ottawa University, Phoenix where he developed and taught Labor Relations and Human Resources related courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Bob has several published articles to his credit in addition to his arbitration awards and has also been recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Additionally, Bob has served on several boards, commissions, and panels where he participated in resolving or adjudicating all manner of workplace issues in a variety of industries. Moreover, Bob also holds a Master of Jurisprudence in Labor and Employment Law from Tulane University's School of Law. Bob has and continues to serve the management community as well as other groups as an Arbitrator, Mediator, Facilitator, Investigator, Trainer and Educator. Further details about Bob’s unique qualifications can be found on his LinkedIn profile at Linkedin.com/Linkedin.com/in/boberstein
Bob Oberstein
May 09 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Social Media Issues in the Workplace
It's a lot more than just "sexting." or visiting inappropriate websites! Do you have a social media policy? Are employees aware of it and have they been trained in its proper application? Is your social media policy aligned with all your other policies and/or collective bargaining agreement(s), the National Labor Relations Act (Section 7 Rights) and/or your state and local labor and employment laws, and the..
Bob Oberstein
May 29 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Treating Employees Like Adults: Discipline v Empowerment
This webinar describes Realizing empowerment is a more useful/productive tool instead of traditional discipline (which all too often makes a situation worse, resulting in a damaged relationship)Understanding the concept and relationship between employee empowerment and performanceHow to raise an employee’s performance awareness and accountabilityThe use of techniques/strategies for communicating non-discipl..
Bob Oberstein
June 20 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Privacy Right Issues in the Workplace
If you, do not know what an employee and employer’s privacy rights are and do it wrong, are you prepared to face the consequences of actual, compensatory, or punitive damages and damage to your own professional reputation and standing within your work community? And what about COVID-19 or the next pandemic? For the foreseeable future, the workplace will be raising issues about an employee’s privacy rights t..
Bob Oberstein
September 20 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Internal Investigations Crash Course
Students will learn:Maintaining ethical behavior in all aspects of the investigationAlways respecting the parties Staying focused on the issue(s) and not getting distracted or exceeding one’s authorityConducting a organized and well documented investigationHow to avoid common legal minefields How to identify and use standards and models of proof to aid the investigationProvide parties with a con..
Bob Oberstein
October 16 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Detecting Truth, Lies and Deception During and Investigation
The elements of and differences between the two primary forms of deception (Falsification and Concealment)Methods/techniques to detect deception (Emotional Cues, the Cognitive Approach, and the Attempted Control Approach) The proper weight to give Body Language/Demeanour Evidence: Myth or fact? The proper use of visual and audio observationHow to employ the benefits of multiple interview techniquesThe prope..
Bob Oberstein
December 18 2024
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Workplace Social Media Issues
It's a lot more than just "sexting." or visiting inappropriate websites! Do you have a social media policy? Are employees aware of it and have they been trained in its proper application? Is your social media policy aligned with all your other policies and/or collective bargaining agreement(s), the National Labor Relations Act (Section 7 Rights) and/or your state and local labor and employment laws, and the..
Bob Oberstein
January 16 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Workplace Privacy Issues
If you, do not know what an employee and employer’s privacy rights are and do it wrong, are you prepared to face the consequences of actual, compensatory, or punitive damages and damage to your own professional reputation and standing within your work community? And what about COVID-19 or the next pandemic? For the foreseeable future the workplace will be raising issues about an employee’s privacy rig..
Bob Oberstein
February 10 2025
01 : 00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Labor Relations Crash Course
Attendees will have the opportunity to widen their skill set enough to be able to hit the ground running to meet the challenges of most labor-management environments. Among the areas to be explored will be the groundwork and guidelines for positive labor management relationships along with an examination of the roles of the Union and its representatives/Stewards as well as the management side of the equatio..
Bob Oberstein
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Internal Investigation Crash Course
Participants will learn:Maintaining ethical behavior in all aspects of the investigation Always respecting the partiesStaying focused on the issue(s) and not getting distracted or exceeding one’s authority Conducting a clearly organized and well-documented investigation How to avoid common legal minefields? How to identify and use standards and models of proof to aid the investigation?Provide parties with a..
Bob Oberstein
Recorded Webinar
90 Minutes
Writing the Investigation Report
Participants will learn: How to structure and write a clear, concise, well-organized, objective, and credible investigation report from complaint to conclusion?How to identify and use the models of proof/standards as a guide in your investigation report for issues of discrimination, harassment, and bullying (violence/threats)? How to provide parties with an analysis of the facts, conclusions, and or recomme..