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NEWONE's Innovative Approach to Evaluations

In today's competitive business landscape, engagement is critical to employee satisfaction and productivity. To address this, NEWONE, a forward-thinking company based in Minato, Tokyo, is thrilled to announce the launch of their new program, "Goal Setting and Evaluator Training." This initiative aims to reframe traditional evaluation interviews from mere assessments of results to meaningful conversations about personal growth and career autonomy.

Background of the Program

Recent studies have highlighted several pressing challenges in workplace evaluations:

1. Formality Over Substance: Evaluations often become formalized processes without leading to genuine understanding or sense of growth among employees.
2. Lack of Dialogue: Many evaluations are reduced to simple notifications of results, failing to foster the necessary discussions that contribute to career development.
3. One-Way Communication: The current structure often leads to a top-down approach where goals are imposed without incorporating employees' career aspirations.

Consequently, the lack of constructive feedback and meaningful communication diminishes engagement and motivation for growth among team members. According to a survey by Persol Research Institute on career autonomy, organizations where managers actively engage in career support tend to see higher levels of employee performance and engagement. In response, NEWONE has designed this program to facilitate a vital shift in the role of managers from mere evaluators to genuine career supporters.

Addressing the Root Causes: The Three Misalignments

NEWONE identifies three key misalignments that contribute to ineffective evaluation processes:

1. Goal Misalignment: There’s often an inadequate alignment of expectations, roles, and employee career intentions, leading to a one-sided goal-setting process.
2. Communication Gaps: There is a significant gap before evaluations, meaning feedback and dialogue are insufficiently built up over time, resulting in evaluations being the first substantial feedback opportunity.
3. Interview Structure Issues: Evaluations frequently end up being one-way communications, focusing solely on delivering results without fostering conversation.

To combat these issues, the "Goal Setting and Evaluator Training" uses a three-step approach to enhance understanding and dialogue:

• - Common Understanding of Goals
• - Regular Interaction
• - Constructive Feedback

This approach aims to turn evaluation interviews into real growth opportunities for team members.

Program Features

The program boasts several key characteristics:

• - Holistic Approach: It treats goal setting, daily interactions, and evaluations as interconnected processes, ensuring that real-life operations align with established frameworks.
• - Expanded Roles for Managers: It redefines the role of managers from merely evaluators to active supporters of employee development.
• - Practical Techniques: The training provides hands-on techniques on conducting interviews, preparing questions, and offering feedback, making it easy for managers to integrate these practices into their daily routines.

Implementation Details

• - Format: Online (via platforms like Zoom)
• - Duration: Half a day, conducted over two sessions
• - Target Audience: Managers and supervisors (Programs can be tailored to fit specific evaluation systems and organizational challenges)

For additional resources, organizations can download detailed program materials here and access free seminars on evaluation and feedback here.

About NEWONE

NEWONE aims to create new values—hence the name—focusing on enhancing engagement through consulting, human resource development, and organizational maturation. In a climate advocating for improved human capital management, they are dedicated to fostering workplaces where individuals feel valued and motivated.

Location: 3-4-7 Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, 9th Floor, Toranomon 36 Mori Building
Founded: September 1, 2017
CEO: Shuhei Kamiyoshi
Website: NEWONE

For any inquiries regarding this program, please reach out through our contact page here.