Our Values

We are a strong values-driven organisation with all staff knowing the values and what they mean for OCG:

We Before I
No individual can sustain success whilst working in a silo. Often we must give freely of our capacity and knowledge to help others succeed, knowing that this will be repaid in kind when we need it.

Genuine Care
We are not transactors. Our business is people and we seek to delight our stakeholders by treating them with humanity and warmth. Our success comes from really understanding the motivations of our stakeholders and delivering a level of professionalism and service which exceeds expectations.

Do the Right Thing
When faced with a range of options, we do what is best for each stakeholder, not just ourselves. We do what is right, not what is necessarily easy.

Courage to Stretch Beyond
This underpins our values set. Sometimes "doing the right thing" and considering "we before I" takes great courage. Stretching outside our comfort zone to ultimately benefit all stakeholders epitomises how we approach our decision making process.

We have a very personal stake in delivering outstanding levels of service. It is critical to our success that we deliver a service to the marketplace that is second to none in professionalism, delivery, customer care and service, innovative solutions, integrity and honesty. The spirit of the OCG values is reflected strongly in the hearts, minds and actions of all those who choose to work here, and fosters a positive culture of success within our business.

Reference to the OCG values is a vital part of the OCG induction process with every new employee and they are then applied everyday to drive activity and decisions. We celebrate, recognise and reward, on a regular basis, those team members who display outstanding examples of our values in action.

Measurement of our Values:

As a result of these values, the tenure and retention levels of our consultants is unusually high within the recruitment industry - we pride ourselves on our ability to demonstrate outstanding and long-lasting tenure within our management and consulting teams. This provides our clients with knowledge, skills and experience that are difficult to replicate within the recruitment marketplace:

Average Consulting Team Tenure (including Management Team) = 8.83 years
Average Consulting Team Tenure (excluding Management Team) = 5.23 years
Average Management Team Tenure = 12.44 years
Average Tenure of all Auckland Staff = 7.90 years

"The stronger the understanding of the consultant, the better the outcome.

Understanding comes from tenure."

Client Quote - Colmar Brunton Research