'Why Don't SME Managers Think, Act, or Develop from a Management Perspective?' Public Seminar on 'Manager Education' Methods for SME Owners to be Held in Tokyo on May 19
Shin Keiei Service Co., Ltd. will host a seminar in Tokyo on May 19, 2026, for SME executives. It tackles the common issues of middle managers failing to act from an executive mindset and provides actionable development strategies.
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Shin Keiei Service Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; President and CEO: Katsuya Moriya), which has strengths in human resources and organizational development in Japan, will hold an in-person seminar titled "Why Don't SME Managers 'Think', 'Act', or 'Develop' from a Management Perspective?" on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 14:00 to 16:15 at KFC Hall & Rooms in Tokyo (Sumida-ku, Tokyo).
https://www.skg.co.jp/tokyo/5372/
This seminar targets SME owners, executives, and HR managers. Based on practical experience as an HR professional, a consultant who has supported SME management from the perspective of organizational and human resource development will introduce directions for countermeasures, interspersed with case studies.
■ Background of the Event
"Chronic labor shortage," "difficult price pass-through," "delayed DX"... In the severe conditions surrounding SME management, voices citing "the severity of the external environment" as the cause are often heard. However, even under the same conditions, some companies steadily advance to the next stage of growth. What makes the difference? We believe it is the "people," and particularly whether the "managers" who form the core of the organization are evolving.
For many SME managers, there are problems with their "way of thinking," "way of acting," and "way of developing subordinates," and it has become the norm to see them struggling. If this is not improved, let alone current results, future organizational growth cannot be expected.
In this seminar, a consultant who has supported SME management from the perspective of organizational and human resource development, based on his experience as an HR professional, will introduce directions for countermeasures alongside real case studies.
■ Speaker
Instructor: Takahiro Okano
Takahiro Okano (Manager, Shin Keiei Service)
He has been in charge of practical work related to human resources and education at advertising and training companies. Based on that experience, he is currently developing organizational and human resource development mainly for mid-sized and small enterprises.
In addition to conducting training for client companies, he also actively gives lectures at external organizations. He is well-regarded by attendees who say, "His talks based on on-site experience are persuasive and encouraging." He is the author of "Manager's Notebook BASIC100."
He is the instructor in charge of our company's "Practical Manager Training Course."
■ Program Content
I. Causes slowing down the growth of SMEs
- The external environment surrounding SMEs
- Differences between growing companies and stagnating companies
II. Why do managers fail to "think," "act," and "develop"?
- Cases of stumbling in transition ~ "Status quo bias"
- Rampant waiting for instructions ~ "Dependence on management (superiors)"
- The influence of a strong vertical organizational culture ~ "Departmental supremacy"
- Lack of awareness of original expected roles ~ "Self-styled management"
- Tackling tasks with suspended thinking ~ "Following precedent"
- Lack of awareness of developing subordinates ~ "Abandonment of training"
III. Mechanisms to create managerial evolution
- Correct role recognition is the first step to creating results
- The power to design "problems for the future"
- Leveraging the volume of information
- Is the scenery you are seeing now really correct? How to shift perspectives
- When relationships change, actions change
- Organizational effects brought about by mutual understanding
- The future created by backward thinking
- How to bridge the psychological distance with subordinates
- Breaking away from "overthinking"
IV. Introduction of specific cases of organizational reform, etc.
■ Seminar Outline: Why Don't SME Managers 'Think', 'Act', or 'Develop' from a Management Perspective?
Format
In-person seminar
Target Audience
SME owners, executives, and HR managers
Participation Fee
3,000 yen (tax included)
Organizer
Shin Keiei Service Co., Ltd.
[Tokyo Event]
Date and Time
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 14:00 - 16:15 (Registration opens at 13:30)
Venue
KFC Hall & Rooms
1-6-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo (Directly connected to Exit A1 of "Ryogoku Station" on the Toei Oedo Line)
Capacity
30 people (up to 2 people per company)
Application
https://www.skg.co
https://www.skg.co.jp/tokyo/5372/
This seminar targets SME owners, executives, and HR managers. Based on practical experience as an HR professional, a consultant who has supported SME management from the perspective of organizational and human resource development will introduce directions for countermeasures, interspersed with case studies.
■ Background of the Event
"Chronic labor shortage," "difficult price pass-through," "delayed DX"... In the severe conditions surrounding SME management, voices citing "the severity of the external environment" as the cause are often heard. However, even under the same conditions, some companies steadily advance to the next stage of growth. What makes the difference? We believe it is the "people," and particularly whether the "managers" who form the core of the organization are evolving.
For many SME managers, there are problems with their "way of thinking," "way of acting," and "way of developing subordinates," and it has become the norm to see them struggling. If this is not improved, let alone current results, future organizational growth cannot be expected.
In this seminar, a consultant who has supported SME management from the perspective of organizational and human resource development, based on his experience as an HR professional, will introduce directions for countermeasures alongside real case studies.
■ Speaker
Instructor: Takahiro Okano
Takahiro Okano (Manager, Shin Keiei Service)
He has been in charge of practical work related to human resources and education at advertising and training companies. Based on that experience, he is currently developing organizational and human resource development mainly for mid-sized and small enterprises.
In addition to conducting training for client companies, he also actively gives lectures at external organizations. He is well-regarded by attendees who say, "His talks based on on-site experience are persuasive and encouraging." He is the author of "Manager's Notebook BASIC100."
He is the instructor in charge of our company's "Practical Manager Training Course."
■ Program Content
I. Causes slowing down the growth of SMEs
- The external environment surrounding SMEs
- Differences between growing companies and stagnating companies
II. Why do managers fail to "think," "act," and "develop"?
- Cases of stumbling in transition ~ "Status quo bias"
- Rampant waiting for instructions ~ "Dependence on management (superiors)"
- The influence of a strong vertical organizational culture ~ "Departmental supremacy"
- Lack of awareness of original expected roles ~ "Self-styled management"
- Tackling tasks with suspended thinking ~ "Following precedent"
- Lack of awareness of developing subordinates ~ "Abandonment of training"
III. Mechanisms to create managerial evolution
- Correct role recognition is the first step to creating results
- The power to design "problems for the future"
- Leveraging the volume of information
- Is the scenery you are seeing now really correct? How to shift perspectives
- When relationships change, actions change
- Organizational effects brought about by mutual understanding
- The future created by backward thinking
- How to bridge the psychological distance with subordinates
- Breaking away from "overthinking"
IV. Introduction of specific cases of organizational reform, etc.
■ Seminar Outline: Why Don't SME Managers 'Think', 'Act', or 'Develop' from a Management Perspective?
Format
In-person seminar
Target Audience
SME owners, executives, and HR managers
Participation Fee
3,000 yen (tax included)
Organizer
Shin Keiei Service Co., Ltd.
[Tokyo Event]
Date and Time
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 14:00 - 16:15 (Registration opens at 13:30)
Venue
KFC Hall & Rooms
1-6-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo (Directly connected to Exit A1 of "Ryogoku Station" on the Toei Oedo Line)
Capacity
30 people (up to 2 people per company)
Application
https://www.skg.co