From "Someone Like Me" to "We." By 2030, 1,000 Female Executives Will Transform Japan's Landscape
Change Wave Group Inc. aims to foster 1,000 female executives by 2030, transforming Japan's corporate landscape with diverse leadership. Their "GET" program focuses on elevating perspectives, overcoming biases, and building strong networks to create flexible and resilient organizations.
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Our company supports April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams.
This press release is a dream of "Change Wave Group Inc."
"By 2030, we aim to support the production of 1,000 female executives."
With this vision, Change Wave Group Inc. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & CEO: Yuko Sasaki) is engaged in executive and executive candidate development programs for companies and support for the advancement of women.
What we aim for is not merely achieving a "number."
It is the creation of a future where leaders with diverse perspectives are naturally present in decision-making forums, and new value is continuously born from there.
A future where such "flexible and strong organizations" abound throughout Japan.
Message from Representative Director, President & CEO Yuko Sasaki
By 2030, we aim to produce 1,000 female executives through our own programs and cross-industry projects, and achieve 30% female representation in decision-making roles.
We will visualize unconscious biases and transform the mechanisms of appointment, evaluation, and development. We will expand opportunities for challenge and learning beyond corporate boundaries, build a sustainable pipeline, and create a society where diverse decision-making becomes a competitive advantage.
■ Platform to Turn Dreams into Reality: "GET"
The program that materializes this dream of 1,000 people is "Go Engage Transform" (aka: GET).
It goes beyond mere acquisition of knowledge, providing a perspective to become a starting point for change.
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Elevate Perspective: Cultivate a panoramic view as a business leader and the "resolve" for decision-making.
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Remove Biases: Break through "preconceptions" that limit one's own potential.
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Create Networks: Form a leader community that transcends organizations and mutually enhances each other.
[Voices of GET Participants - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines]
https://changewave-g.com/news/announce/20251215deiinterview/
In addition, we are promoting the realization of our dream through the following services:
● "New Managerial Skills" Implementation Program
This training program teaches management techniques for a diverse era. It emphasizes dialogue with subordinates from different backgrounds, such as Gen Z and those working reduced hours, building psychological safety, and implementing DEI perspectives. It cultivates "new managerial skills" resilient to change.
https://changewave-g.com/news/announce/20251210dei/
● Empowerment College
Through interaction with participants from different industries, this program broadens perspectives and leads to autonomous career building. With a satisfaction rate of over 96% for four consecutive years and over 400 cumulative participants, it is an optimal program for female employees who want to take "the first step."
https://changewave-g.com/news/event/report-enpowerment2024/
● Training for Female Managers
This training program for female manager candidates focuses on mindset transformation and skill acquisition. It resolves psychological hurdles and biases, helping participants discover "their own leadership style." Through three days of intensive lectures and exercises, it boosts motivation to take on managerial roles.
https://changewave-g.com/news/event/202510deiprogram/
April Dream is a day for companies to announce their "dreams" on April 1st.
However, for us, this is not just a dream, but a future to be realized.
A landscape once spoken of as a "dream" will surely transform into a "reality" as each leader rises with determination. The brilliance of 1,000 individuals will connect, creating a large wave that updates society.
Change Wave Group will accelerate this challenge together with companies, creating a new era where diverse perspectives become a "competitive advantage."
■ Yuko Sasaki Profile
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. After working at the Bank of Japan, she served as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. In 2010, she established Change Wave Inc., responsible for corporate transformation, executive talent development, and organizational development. In 2016, she founded Rixis Inc., an age-tech venture supporting the balance of work and caregiving. In 2024, both companies merged, and she assumed her current position.
She serves as an outside director for several major companies and as an expert committee member for diversity promotion committees.
■ About Change Wave Group Inc.
With the mission of "unlocking the unseen potential of people and organizations," we are committed to corporate organizational transformation, diversity promotion, and supporting the balance of work and caregiving (business caregivers).
In addition to the "ANGLE" series of unconscious bias learning programs, we offer customized total support tailored to corporate challenges and needs, including lectures for executives, training for managers, and development programs for female managers and leaders.
[Company Overview]
Company Name: Change Wave Group Inc.
Representative: Yuko Sasaki, Representative Director, President & CEO
Location: Seizan I 1202, 2-26-32 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Corporate Website: https://www.changewave-g.com/
*The contents described in this press release are as of the announcement date. Please note that they may change without prior notice thereafter.