How to Create and Review Action-Based Evaluations That Stay Consistent and Avoid Becoming Mere Formalities

Selection and Variation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, the Company; headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Nishi-ku, Osaka, and Nishi-ku, Nagoya; President and CEO: Yasuyuki Taira; URL: https://sele-vari.co.jp/) announces the hosting of a seminar titled 'How to Create and Review Action-Based Evaluations That Stay Consistent and Avoid Becoming Mere Formalities' on Friday, July 31, 2026, from 13:00 to 13:30.

Challenges and Awareness

Are you in charge of HR or management and facing issues such as 'evaluations vary depending on the evaluator,' 'it's difficult to apply the same criteria across different job types,' or 'despite careful design, the evaluation system has become merely an end-of-term administrative task, lacking real impact'? Many HR professionals and executives face such challenges. While many companies have established evaluation items, the behavioral standards—specifically, 'in which situations, what actions, and to what extent they should be performed'—often remain vague. As a result, evaluations tend to rely heavily on evaluators' subjective impressions or prior-year precedents. This seminar will clarify the root causes of such situations and present methods for designing and reviewing 'action-based evaluations' that enable consistent assessment across different job types, along with practical guidance on how to implement them effectively throughout the year—at the beginning, middle, and end of the evaluation period—to ensure consistency and prevent formalization.

Overview

This seminar is designed for companies considering introducing action-based evaluations for the first time or revising existing systems. It will explain how to design action-based evaluations and how to operate them effectively across the evaluation cycle to maintain consistency and avoid becoming mere formalities.

[Register here]

https://sele-vari.co.jp/seminar/202607311/

Program

1. Understanding the Purpose of Action-Based Evaluation 2. How to Design Action-Based Evaluations 3. Key Points in Evaluation 4. Operational Practices to Ensure Consistency

※ Content is subject to change

Event Details

Date and Time: July 31, 2026 (Fri) 13:00–13:30 Format: Online via Zoom Fee: Free

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https://sele-vari.co.jp/seminar/202607311/

<Important Notes>

※ We regret that we cannot accept registrations from individuals in competing industries, students, or sole proprietors.

※ This seminar will be conducted via 'Zoom.' Please download the Zoom application in advance and confirm your connection.

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Speaker

Takayuki Kakegawa

After completing his master's degree at the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Mr. Kakegawa worked in research and development and marketing at a major materials manufacturer. Through experience in creating new value and businesses, he came to believe that unlocking human and organizational potential is the most critical challenge, leading him to join Selection and Variation. He has supported personnel system reforms for companies in various sectors, including manufacturing startups and travel agencies, providing strategic HR support.

About Selection and Variation Co., Ltd.

A human resources consulting firm with deep expertise in 'organization and HR.' The firm supports transformation initiatives that contribute to strategic achievement and performance improvement for a wide range of clients—from companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market to small and medium-sized enterprises with dozens of employees—across diverse industries and scales.

The firm promotes organizational change in areas such as HR strategy formulation, HR system design and operation, organizational culture improvement, and executive education.

Supporting Reform Based on Early Adoption of 'Job-Type Employment'

Yasuyuki Taira, the company's representative, was among the first in the 1990s—during the rise of performance-based HR systems—to implement job-type employment systems at a major electronics manufacturer. Since then, he has supported transformations at over 200 companies, continuously asking: 'Can companies truly grow under systems of mass new graduate hiring, seniority-based promotions, regular salary increases, and lifetime employment?' and 'What can HR do to drive business growth and profitability?'

Today, the firm supports management transformation that turns challenges—such as changes in work styles and lifestyles caused by the pandemic—into opportunities for growth.

Selected Client Companies Supported Since 2020

Pharmaceuticals (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

IT Platform Provider (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

Specialty Trading Company (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

System Development (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

Audit Firm-Affiliated Consulting Firm

Telecommunications and Construction (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

Other Non-Listed Companies (Manufacturing, Services, etc.)

[Company Overview]

Mission: Making corporate and individual growth a norm

Company Name: Selection and Variation Co., Ltd.

Head Office: 1-2-17 Nishihonmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, 550-0005, Japan

Business Activities: Organizational and HR Consulting

Establishment: Founded as a limited company in March 2006 (incorporated in June 2011)

Company Website: https://sele-vari.co.jp/