【4-Company Joint Talent Strategy Seminar】Rethinking Holistic Talent Strategy Design for Businesses

Coaching Forward Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo Ward, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takashi Aikawa) will participate in the upcoming online seminar titled "Recruiting Doesn't Guarantee Retention; Retention Doesn't Guarantee Organizational Strength — What Businesses Must Reconsider in 2026: Holistic Talent Strategy Design," to be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Amid an ongoing labor shortage, many companies are intensifying recruitment efforts. However, complex challenges such as early employee turnover, declining engagement, management development, performance evaluation systems, and workplace environment improvements are deeply intertwined.

Even if talent is successfully recruited, sustainable business growth cannot be achieved unless those individuals stay, grow, and fully contribute within the organization. Furthermore, even with high retention, unless decision-making quality and management effectiveness improve, overall organizational productivity and competitiveness will not rise significantly.

This seminar will reframe recruitment, retention, HR systems, management, and workplace environments not as isolated initiatives, but as an integrated "holistic talent strategy" that supports business growth. Experts from each field will present key perspectives businesses must reconsider for organizational development beyond 2026, along with practical approaches applicable immediately.

Event Overview

Recruitment targets are met, yet early post-hiring turnover persists

Want to improve retention and engagement but unsure where to start

Facing challenges in developing managers or in manager-subordinate relationships

Recognizing the limitations of addressing labor shortages through recruitment alone

These issues cannot be fundamentally resolved by improving recruitment, development, retention, evaluation, and labor management as separate initiatives.

To ensure talent retention, performance, and organizational strength, businesses must design an integrated system spanning expectation setting at the point of hiring, post-employment HR systems, managerial leadership, decision-making through meetings, and a secure, supportive work environment.

This seminar will systematically explain the essential perspectives for rethinking talent strategy through four dedicated sessions.

Who Should Attend

Executives and HR leaders who successfully recruit but face challenges with early post-hiring turnover

Professionals aiming to improve retention and engagement but struggling with concrete actions

Managers facing challenges in leadership development or team interactions

Those recognizing the limitations of solving labor shortages solely through enhanced recruitment

Individuals seeking to holistically reevaluate recruitment, retention, development, evaluation, and labor management as an integrated system

Seminar Content

【Session 1】

11:05–11:30

People Hired by Conditions Leave by Conditions

Designing Expectation Alignment Backward from Retention and Performance

Compensation, location, and benefits are important in recruitment. However, candidates who join solely for favorable conditions are more likely to leave when better offers arise. This session will focus on recruitment design backward from retention and performance, explaining how to communicate realistic job expectations and align mutual expectations between companies and candidates. We will offer perspectives to reframe recruitment not merely as talent sourcing, but as the starting point for post-hiring success.

Speaker

Human Resource Design Inc.

【Session 2】

11:30–11:55

Designing Optimal HR Systems to Prevent Employee Turnover and Boost Motivation

HR systems are more than mechanisms for evaluation and compensation. They form the foundation of organizational management by clarifying employee expectations, growth paths, and reward mechanisms. This session will explain HR system design strategies that prevent early turnover among junior employees and enhance engagement, covering HR policy, job grading, evaluation, and compensation. Practical insights will be shared on transforming systems from mere formalities into drivers of behavioral change and organizational outcomes.

Speaker

High Manager Inc.

【Session 3】

11:55–12:20

Change Meetings, Change the Organization

Practical Approaches to Meeting Transformation for Improved Decision-Making and Management Capability

In many companies, meetings often become mere venues for presenting documents, reporting progress, or routine gatherings. Yet, meetings should serve as critical management functions to advance organizational decisions, connect frontline insights to strategy, and drive results.

When meetings fail, discussion points remain vague, decisions go unimplemented, and accountability becomes unclear. This leads to a sense of "being forced" among employees and underutilized managerial capabilities.

In this session, Takashi Aikawa, Representative Director and CEO of Coaching Forward Inc., will introduce "Reverse Meetings"—a paradigm-shifting approach to meeting design. He will share practical methods to enhance decision-making quality and strengthen managerial effectiveness by transforming meetings from information-sharing sessions into catalysts for organizational breakthroughs. Key takeaways will include how to structure discussion topics, draw out participants' expertise, and connect decisions to action—essential insights for executives, managers, and HR leaders.

Speaker

Coaching Forward Inc.

【Session 4】

12:20–12:45

What Sets Companies Apart Where People Don't Quit?

Holistic Design of Labor Management and Subsidies to Strengthen Organizations, Backward-Planned from 2026 Labor Trends

Even with investment in recruitment and development, without a supportive labor environment, top talent cannot perform confidently. This session will examine essential labor environment improvements businesses must reconsider, based on 2026 labor trends. We will explain how to design labor systems not just as rulebooks, but as organizational infrastructure that fosters employee trust, engagement, and peace of mind. Practical steps for leveraging government subsidies effectively to build organizational foundations sustainably will also be introduced.

Speaker

One D.T. Inc.

Registration

When registering, please select "Invitation from Coaching Forward Inc."

Event Details

Date and Time: Tuesday, July 28, 2026, 11:00–12:45

Format: Online (via Zoom)

Fee: Free

Target Audience: Executives, HR leaders, managers, and professionals involved in recruitment, talent development, and organizational development

Participant Benefit: Seminar materials will be provided to those who complete the post-event survey.

※ Detailed viewing instructions will be sent after registration. ※ The program is subject to change without notice. ※ Participation by competing companies may be declined. ※ Access URLs will be sent individually; participation is limited to registered individuals. For group attendance, each participant must register separately.

Speaker Profile

Coaching Forward Inc.

Representative Director and CEO: Takashi Aikawa

Began career at NEC Corporation, leading large-scale digital transformation projects in the retail services sector as a project manager.

Later joined Recruit Co., Ltd., contributing to HR service planning and development. At a startup, led the establishment of HR, organizational, and marketing teams, overseeing recruitment, global organizational development, branding, and new business development.

Founded Coaching Forward Inc. in 2024. The company supports organizational breakthroughs and enhances managerial capabilities by integrating coaching into meeting transformation.

・Author of "Reverse Thinking"

・ICF (International Coaching Federation) ACC Certified Coach

How to Register

Please register via the following registration page.

※ When registering, please select "Invitation from Coaching Forward Inc."

Company Information

Coaching Forward Inc. operates under the mission "Advancing your questions through the power of coaching," offering a range of services to support business and organizational growth, including organizational consulting, talent development training, coaching programs, and AI-based role-playing solutions.

Company Name: Coaching Forward Inc. Headquarters: 2-1-17 Nihonbashi, Chuo Ward, Tokyo Founded: August 2024 Representative: Takashi Aikawa, Representative Director and CEO Business Activities: Training and consulting services related to talent development and organizational development; coaching services for individual capability enhancement; business support services through AI development, operational improvement, and DX promotion; licensed job placement services Website: https://coachingfw.com/