Sakura Midori Office to Speak at Kyushu Innovation WEEK: Two Sessions on Managerial 'Guidance Atrophy' and Staff Development

Sakura Midori Office (Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Representative: Midori Sakura), which provides harassment prevention training, communication training for managers, external consultation services, and counseling, will speak at two seminars/workshops on Wednesday, June 3, at 'Kyushu Innovation WEEK,' held at Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A on June 3 (Wed) and 4 (Thu), 2026.

In recent years, while corporate awareness of harassment prevention has increased, many managers in the field feel that 'necessary guidance might be perceived as harassment' or that 'it is difficult to interact with subordinates.'

Beyond typical harassment such as violence or verbal abuse, issues surrounding workplace relationships are becoming more complex, including differences in how guidance is perceived, cornering subordinates with 'logical' arguments, excessive harassment claims from subordinates, and reverse power harassment.

In these sessions, we will conduct two courses themed on how managers can provide necessary guidance without hesitation while simultaneously valuing the dignity and growth potential of their subordinates.

Seminar ①: Preventing Managerial Atrophy and Regaining Guidance Power! Communication for Staff Development in the Era of Harassment 2.0® Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 13:30–14:15 In this seminar, we will examine the line between guidance and inappropriate conduct by looking at actual court cases where damages against companies were or were not recognized. We will also explain, from the perspective of a harassment prevention consultant, how to interact without deepening conflicts and the perspectives necessary for managers to regain their guidance power.

Workshop ②: Techniques to Nurture Subordinates' Self-Image and Elicit Proactivity: How Supervisors Can Enhance Resilience Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 15:00–16:30 'Their expression clouds over even with a light correction,' 'They wait for instructions for fear of failure,' 'They hoard work.' Behind these scenes lies the subordinate's resilience—their mental flexibility to recover when facing difficulties—or fluctuations in their self-image. In this workshop, we will consider how a supervisor's involvement affects a subordinate's proactivity while focusing on the subordinate's emotional movements and self-image. We will learn practically through dialogue among participants about what kind of encouragement and involvement supervisors can provide to create a state where subordinates can challenge themselves with peace of mind.

◆Kyushu Innovation WEEK Event Overview Name: Kyushu Innovation WEEK Dates: June 3 (Wed) & 4 (Thu), 2026, 10:00–17:00 Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A Address: 7-1 Okihama-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture Organizer: Kyushu Innovation WEEK Executive Committee Admission: Pre-registration required Official Website: https://innovation-week.jp/ *Pre-registration via the official website is required for entry. *Applications for seminars/workshops are open until Thursday, May 28, 2026. Same-day registration will only be available if there is remaining capacity.

◆Speaker Profile Midori Sakura Representative, Sakura Midori Office Labor and Social Security Attorney / Harassment Prevention Consultant / Industrial Counselor After working as a project leader at an IT venture company, she passed the Labor and Social Security Attorney examination. She moved to an HR role at a health food OEM company, gaining experience in HR system design, training planning and operation, internal lecturing, welfare system introduction, harassment and mental health response, and management as a supervisor. Currently, based in Fukuoka, she provides harassment prevention training, communication training for managers, resilience training, external consultation services, counseling, and consulting for companies.