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Career Design in the Expanding Coaching Industry

On December 17, 2025, Coaching Forward Corporation, headquartered in Chuo, Tokyo, and led by CEO Takashi Aikawa, will host a seminar focused on career design in the burgeoning coaching sector. This engaging online event promises to provide insights into essential skills required for today's business professionals, such as the ability to ask the right questions, provide one-on-one support, and facilitate team dialogues.

The 60-minute session offers participants an opportunity to rethink coaching not just as a side hustle or primary career, but as a valuable skill set that can bolster overall business careers. The necessity for deepening dialogue and enabling actions within the workplace has become critical, as the complexity of business demands evolves.

Event Introduction

As the nature of management is shifting, the skills to enhance thought processes and trigger actions through conversation have become paramount across various roles and positions. This seminar will cover how coaching can be effectively utilized from multiple perspectives, including:

• - Career paths for side jobs and independence
• - Enhancing management capabilities
• - Exhibiting leadership within organizations
• - Improving the quality of one-on-one meetings and performance evaluations
• - Designing questions for hiring interviews
• - Promoting team building

Experienced coaches will share their real-world insights on how to apply coaching skills practically. The discussions will also address common queries related to career choices, such as:

• - Is it feasible to earn a living as a coach?
• - What is the best way to start learning?
• - How do career coaches differ from business coaches?

Target Audience

This webinar aims to provide value to those who wish to leverage coaching as a career tool, genuinely enhance the quality of one-on-one meetings and management, and consider future activities as coaches.

Speaker Introduction

Panelists:
Taiki Sato, CEO of Kokoro Co., Ltd.
Born in 1995, Taiki Sato graduated from Keio University and later gained experience in HR systems as a project manager/IT consultant at WHI for major corporations. He worked at User Base focusing on sales digital transformation and aims to promote mental well-being while revitalizing Japan. In 2025, he founded Kokoro Co., Ltd. and holds a PCC certification from the International Coaching Federation.

Takehisa Tejima, CEO of Co-take Co., Ltd.
Takehisa Tejima has spent over nine years at Hakuhodo DY Group, including significant overseas experience in Shanghai, Beijing, and Taiwan, managing teams of around 20 members. Since launching his own business in 2023, he has coached more than 200 executives and managers, conducting over 100 training sessions on business skills.

Moderator:
Takashi Aikawa, CEO of Coaching Forward, Inc.
With a background in large-scale project management at NEC, Takashi Aikawa shifted to Recruit Company, where he developed HR services. In 2024, he founded Coaching Forward, focusing on integrating coaching into HR services for personal and organizational development.

Timeline (60 minutes)

• - 20:00 - Opening
• - 20:05 - Self-Introductions from Speakers: How They Leverage Coaching in Their Business
• - 20:25 - Panel Discussion: Practical Applications of Coaching Skills and the Future of Career Coaching
• - 20:50 - Q&A: Real Questions Answered Honestly

Registration

To register for the event, please visit the following page: Event Registration.
The seminar will be held via Zoom, and participants will receive the URL after registration.
Capacity: 40 participants

Who Should Attend

This seminar is ideal for:

• - Managerial and leadership roles
• - HR and personnel development professionals
• - Consultants and other professional roles
• - Individuals considering a future as coaches
• - Those looking to improve the quality of one-on-one meetings and performance evaluations
• - Teams seeking to enhance psychological safety and autonomy

We hope this seminar provides valuable insights for all attendees. For any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Company Links

• - Kokoro Co., Ltd.
• - Co-take Co., Ltd.
• - Coaching Forward, Inc.