New Program for Managers Aims to Prevent Workplace Stagnation After Engagement Surveys

The number of companies implementing engagement surveys is increasing year by year. However, issues such as "it ends with just sharing the results" and "nothing changes in the workplace even after responding" are becoming apparent.

J-Feel Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), a consulting firm that supports the transformation of people and organizations, has focused on the "silent division" that underlies these issues and launched a program for managers called "Organizational Development Workshop to Enhance Engagement." This program connects survey results to dialogue and action. Additionally, on July 17, 2026 (Fri), a seminar will be held to introduce the program's overview and case studies.

Problem Statement

More companies are conducting engagement surveys. Yet, the voices saying, "Despite sharing the results, we don't feel the workplace has changed," are endless.

J-Feel Inc. believes that the background to this is a "silent division." It's a state where dialogue decreases amidst busyness, creating an invisible distance between HR initiatives and the front lines.

In workplaces where this division has progressed, surveys tend to become "events where you just answer." Even when results arrive as numbers, managers don't know "what to do," and workplace members continue to feel "nothing will change again"—a vicious cycle is occurring.

It can be changed. The key is whether managers can use the results not as "evaluation" but as a starting point to consider how they want their workplace to be.

The "Organizational Development Workshop to Enhance Engagement," newly developed by J-Feel, is a program that starts with managers taking ownership and connects organizational development to daily management through dialogue.

Changes That Occur in the Workplace When the Program is Introduced

From surveys that only show results to dialogue that promotes organizational development.

Key Points for Managers to Take Ownership and Start Acting

The key to connecting engagement survey results to organizational development is for managers to take ownership.

If managers merely accept the results as "evaluation," workplace behavior will not change. It is important for them to understand the purpose of the initiative, grasp what is happening in their own workplace, and connect it to their desired state and concrete next steps.

Program Overview

Organizational development is rooted in the workplace by repeating sessions and practice phases.

Through three sessions, managers re-examine their views on the organization, envision their desired state, and engage in dialogue with workplace members during each practice phase. Think, try, reflect. This cycle connects organizational development to daily management.

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A seminar introducing the program's overview and case studies will also be held.

Date: July 17, 2026 (Fri) 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Venue: J-Feel Inc.

Urban Center Shibuya East 6F, 3-3-2 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Approximately 10 minutes on foot from JR Shibuya Station, nearest exit C1

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J-Feel will continue to support organizational development that leads to dialogue and action in the workplace, rather than "just answering and finishing," by resolving the "silent division."

【Company Profile】

Company Name: J-Feel Inc.

https://www.j-feel.jp/

Defining emotions that spread throughout the organization, like individual emotions, as "Organizational Emotion®" (Soshiki Kanjo®), they have conducted corporate training on "managing organizational emotion" for approximately 250 companies and over 10,000 people. They have published numerous books on organizational activation, including the bestseller "Fukigen na Shokuba" (The Grumpy Workplace) (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho (1926)), "Shizuka ni Bundan Suru Shokuba" (The Silently Dividing Workplace), and "Wakuwaku Suru Shokuba o Tsukuru" (Creating an Exciting Workplace) (Jitsugyo no Nihonsha). They are working towards increasing the number of people who genuinely think "work is interesting, the workplace is fun, and I like my company," and aim for their wisdom and passion to spread throughout society. "Organizational Emotion®" is a registered trademark of J-Feel.