Group Human Capital Management from an Employee’s Perspective

Over several months, we conduct a variety of training sessions for new university graduate employees, with the aim of helping them acquire the basic stance and skills they will need as working adults.

For independent, autonomous career development, each employee has the opportunity to propose a management plan and initiatives for their i-Company (a concept that views each individual as his or her own corporation).

To accelerate their growth, employees set goals on two axes—performance (degree on contribution to company business results and the organization) and stretch goal (degree of individual growth)—followed by evaluation meetings with superiors every three months.

Every three months, the department holds a kickoff meeting for all members to reflect on the period just ended, share future goals and stimulate communication. Departmental awards are also presented.

The director and officer in charge of each Group company send a message once a month, and in my company, the company president also sends a weekly message on the company intranet. It’s really helpful for getting a clear idea of what to focus on during the week.

Each department has one of two set days each week for working in the office. On days when I work at home, I concentrate on my own assignments, and on days when I'm in the office, I attend many face-to-face meetings and go out to lunch with my coworkers.

Media for all LMG employees is updated once or twice a month. Today, I read LM Hitoyasumi, which is packed with information related to daily work.

The company conducts organizational diagnosis using Motivation Cloud Engagement once every six months, and once every month or so we also fill out a simple survey on focus items to confirm progress. Then at the next team meeting, the members make sure we are all on the same page.

All employees carry out the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle using the human resources development tool Motivation Cloud Role Development. It helps me look back at my growth for the week in the form of a weather report, ranging from sunny to cloudy or rainy. The past week was “sunny.”