EQ Partners, Inc. Develops Managers and Leaders to Corporate Transformation

About UsHuman Resources Development Programs

EQ Partners, Inc. contributes to the creation of a great Japan, Asia and the world through leadership education and development

EQ Partners was established in October 2002 with a strong desire to work with clients, stakeholders, and all other parties to provide better human resource and leadership development as “EQual Partners.”
Since then, in order to focus on global human resource development not only in Japan but also in Asia, we have partnered with the National University of Singapore which has been recognized as one of the top business schools in Asia and the world. We would be happy to assist you in your global human resource and organizational development.

Custom-Made Human Resource Development Programs

【EQ Partners’ Training Features】 
(1) Extensive experience in developing executives and global leaders for major companies.
  (Japanese and English, domestic and overseas)
(2) Instructors are university professors with business school degrees and practical experience or experienced in corporate management and administration.
(3) Customized training content to meet the client’s management issues.
(4) Post-training support for implementation, review, and retention in the workplace.

Program Structure Chart (English version)

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EQ Partners’ Definition of Leadership

(1)Leading Oneself
(2)Leading the Team
(3)Leading the World
(4)Leading Society

It is our desire and aspiration that all people involved in all business and social activities will be able to improve the people and society around them with their own unique leadership, according to their respective positions.

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Our Mission

Through our human resource development business, we will realize management for ”Gohou-Yoshi”or Five-Way-Satisfaction.

“Gohou-Yoshi” means
1) Employees, members and their families
2) Suppliers, business partners, etc.
3) Customers (current and future customers)
4) Society as a whole and the socially vulnerable (people with disabilities and the socially disadvantaged)
5) Shareholders and other investors

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Our Values

“Sincerity” “Enthusiasm” “Creativity”

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Company Profile

Company NameEQ Partners, Inc.
Head Office AddressMinami-Shinagawa N Building 9F, 2-2-10 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0004, Japan
(Head office has relocated as of December 23, 2019)
Contact InformationTEL:03-5463-6525
FAX:03-5463-6526
Websitehttps://eqpartners.com
Date of the EstablishmentOctober 1, 2002
Business DescriptionHuman resource development and education business
  (1) Organization and human resource development consulting business for companies
  (2) Training, seminar, and coaching business for companies
  (3) Courses for universities and other educational institutions
Human resource introduction business (License No. 13-Yu-3060006 issued by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)
Representative DirectorTetsuya Abe (Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Rikkyo University) 
Main BanksMizuho Bank, Ginza Branch
Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, Hiratsuka Ekimae Branch
Resona Bank, Shinagawa Branch

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History

October 2002EQ Partners Ltd. established.
October 2003Reorganized as EQ Partners, Inc.
April 2005Tetsuya Abe, Representative Director, became a concurrent lecturer at the graduate school of Rikkyo University (in charge of “Leadership Theory”).
December 2006Head office relocated from Ginza to Shinagawa, Shinagawa office opened.
November 2007Tetsuya Abe, Representative Director, became a member of the Human Resources Development Study Group of the Vitality Research Institute.
August 2008“1-Day MBA” article appeared in “Nikkei Associe” Web Edition.
January 2009Held the first “Kokorozashi-juku” (a private school for the aspiring businessperson).
May 2009Publication of the book “World Class Leadership”(Japanese)
December 2011Publication of the book “World-Class Leadership” (English version)
October 2012Started global training program in collaboration with National University of Singapore Business School (NUS)
November 2012Lecture at ASTD-STADA Asia Pacific Conference (Singapore)
December 2014Established Social Business EQ Partners Co.
January 2016Social Business EQ Partners Co. was certified by a Muhammad Yunus Social Business Company
April 2016Representative Tetsuya Abe appointed as a special professor at Rikkyo University Graduate School of Business Administration
July 2016Obtained a license to engage in the recruitment business
May 2017Publication of the book “The Spirit of a Manager” (Japanese)
April 2019Tetsuya Abe, Representative Director, became a part-time lecturer at the University of the Sacred Heart
December 2019Head office relocated (Minami Shinagawa N Building 9F, 2-2-10 Minami Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo)
April 2021Tetsuya Abe, Representative Director, became a visiting professor at Rikkyo University Graduate School of Business Administration (to present) 
July 2021The 100th anniversary of “Kokorozashi-juku” (a private school for the aspiring businessperson).
“Shibusawa Eiichi’s Life and Leadership” was held.
February 2022Publication of the book “The New Edition: The Spirit of a Manager” (Japanese)
March 2022Publication of the book “World Standard Leadership”(Japanese)
July 2023 Haruka Koshigoe, a new college graduate, became President (COO) of Social Business EQ Partners KK (Muhammad Yunus Social Business Certified Company)
September 2023Tetsuya Abe, President, became a board member of “Digital Human Resource Development Society of Japan”
May 2024Publication of the book “How to move your team and get results! A textbook for leaders starting at age 13”(Japanese)

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Human Resources Development Programs

We Develop Managers and Leaders Who Will Lead Corporate Transformation

In the era of VUCA, where the future is uncertain, it is imperative to develop human resources who can take charge of change.

We provide more practical training content to solve your company’s management issues. Our strengths are our team of instructors with extensive experience in management practice, academics, and education, our team of consultants who have experience as HR managers at major companies, and our thorough customization of our training programs.

Management and Leadership Development

Next Generation Management Leader Development Program

  • To acquire a high management perspective and viewpoint that can transform the organization
  • To develop the ability to exercise leadership
  • To acquire human skills such as high aspirations and enthusiasm required for leaders
  • To create innovative human resources

Women’s Leadership Training

  • To develop practical skills through input and output in management, leadership, followership toward superiors, and communication methods toward members, which are necessary for a section manager
  • To develop skills by learning the management and leadership necessary for a section manager before becoming a section manager, and to improve one’s own skills and mindset by developing members, supporting superiors, and contributing to the company from the viewpoint and perspective of a section manager
  • To put what they learn in the training into practice in the workplace and develop their own leadership skills while involving others to achieve their goals
  • To develop their own ability to communicate, convey, and present what they have learned and practiced in the training by sharing it with others

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Management (MBA) Skills

Management Strategy

In an age without answers, participants will develop the ability to define and implement strategies for their organizations.

Participants will understand the various methods of management strategy as tools, learn how to use strategic frameworks through exercises, then create strategic plans for their own divisions/departments to put them into practice.

Marketing

Consumer behavior is changing dramatically in the era of the New Normal. After mastering the basic framework of principles as a base, participants will develop practical skills that can be applied to their own company’s strategies.

Accounting and Finance

This course provides a basic, easy-to-understand and detailed explanation of financial accounting, which is essential knowledge for businesspersons. Through exercises, participants will learn how to apply this knowledge in practical business situations.

Logical and Creative Thinking

In the Logical Thinking course, participants learn systematically and practically how to see, understand, and think logically, which is necessary for all business persons.

In the Creative Thinking course, participants systematize and organize their thinking and perspectives to acquire creative thinking. It develops the ability to think out of the box and to imagine.

Problem Finding and Solving

Problem-finding and solving thinking are essential skills for all business persons. Participants will learn how to identify essential problems based on logical thinking (Problem Discovery Thinking) and how to develop and implement solutions using a variety of frameworks and data analysis methods (Problem Solving Thinking).

Design Thinking – Maximizing Customer Perspective and Customer Experience

  1. Develop the mindset and problem-solving skills to be able to make proposals from the customer’s perspective.
  2. Through empathy and observation, participants learn the process of capturing the “Essence of the Problem,” creating ideas from various perspectives, and giving shape to those ideas.

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Diversity

Unconscious Bias Training

  • Learn about and become aware of Unconscious Bias
  • Achieve “Diversity and Inclusion” throughout the company
  • Create the foundation for female managers and a diverse workforce

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Global

Global Leadership

  • Learn about the global business environment surrounding Japanese companies and acquire a sense of ownership and be prepared to work as a member of that environment.
  • Cross-Cultural Understanding: Understand the importance of diversity and communication as a member of the society
  • Organize what global skills are and motivate oneself to improve one’s skills in the future

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Digital Transformation

DX Basics (Digital Literacy)

  • Acquire the mindset and skills to respond to the acceleration of Digital Transformation through the evolution of digital technologies including AI, IoT, Big Data, and cloud computing
  • Develop human resources that are competitive in the DX era
  • To understand technology terms such as AI, IoT, and Big Data, and to be able to interpret trends and case studies related to digital disruption.

Strategies for the Digital Age

  • Learn about changes in business structures and business models in the digital age through case studies.
  • Understand how leaders should lead their organizations in the business age, and the abilities that need to be strengthened, and apply them to future practice.
  • Acquire strategic perspectives, ideas, and analytical methods in the digital age, and gain knowledge that can be converted into business.

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