Human capital management

Gakken Group places paramount importance on its human capital as the core foundation for generating corporate value, an essential element for fostering sustained growth.
Acknowledging that our workforce serves as the driving force behind value creation, we've embarked on a personnel strategy within our medium-term management plan, "Gakken 2023," dedicated to enhancing "job satisfaction" and "work-friendliness."

Our activities surrounding human capital management, mark the second year of our medium-term strategy.
Despite unforeseen shifts in the societal landscape after the implementation of the plan, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, we have steadfastly pursued our original objectives to amplify human capital's worth.
　
Our capacity to nimbly adapt to evolving business terrains has facilitated swift and precise responses. Principal undertakings center around "human capital development," enhancing job satisfaction; "diversity" and "health management," prioritizing our staff's work-friendliness. This section delves into Human capital Development, Diversity and Health Management initiatives.

The Personnel Strategy Office serves as the nucleus for shaping the "Human Capital / Personnel Strategy," a pivotal compass guiding the Group's human capital management policies. This strategy's successful materialization hinges on cohesive partnerships with various Gakken Holdings offices, including those vested in Management Strategy, Financial Strategy, Digital Strategy, Global Strategy, and Sustainability Promotion. To facilitate this, the Strategy Office has instated regular inter-office meetings, fostering ongoing communication among office leaders. Complementary actions, such as enlisting members across diverse committees, fortify this collaborative ethos. Additionally, a practice of cross-appointing operational leaders fosters a fluid exchange of expertise across offices, a countermeasure against compartmentalization's detrimental impacts on operational effectiveness.

 

Furthermore, our Group's adoption of a holding company management model underscores the necessity of engaging personnel departments within each Group company to materialize overarching strategies. Repeated periodic meetings are convened to ensure complete comprehension and assimilation of Group-wide strategies by all personnel departments. This platform also serves to exchange exemplars of initiatives undertaken at individual companies. Moreover, ad hoc gatherings are convened to address vital specific concerns as they arise.
　
Collectively, this series of strategic measures and innovations underpin our drive to promote effective human capital management.
Our strategies are refined through meticulous assessment, hinging on the progress of implementation.