Ashita Team Co., Ltd.
[Survey asking 300 small and medium-sized business employees about their company president]
One in three people answered, “I have thought about changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president,” 64.6% said “My thinking is outdated,” and 26.3% said they would like to change their “values and ways of thinking about work.”
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Ashita Team Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Hiroyuki Akabane; hereinafter referred to as “Ashita Team”) supports the “growth of people and organizations” by building, operating, and cloud-based personnel evaluation systems. , focuses on “presidents” with the aim of understanding the
organizational issues and actual conditions of domestic small and medium-sized enterprises. We are pleased to announce that we have conducted a survey of 300 small and medium-sized business employees about their company’s president.
As a result, 37.3%, or more than one in three employees, answered that they had considered changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of their president. The reality of outdated presidents is also revealed, with 64.6% saying they have “outdated ideas” and 20% wanting their presidents to change their “values and ways of thinking about labor.” Please refer to our CEO Hiroyuki Akabane, who has been involved in the organization development of many small and medium-sized enterprises, who has explained these issues.
Research topics
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innovation” 44.7%, 3rd place: “Contributing to the advancement of women” 44.0%
●More than one in three employees, 37.3%, answered that they had considered changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of their president. As a result, 30.0% of those around them retired. ●The majority of employees (64.6%) think that the president’s ideas are outdated.
●What I would like the president to update: “values and ideas regarding labor” 26.3%, “the president’s own words and actions” 25.8%, “ability to view himself objectively” 20.1%
●41.7% consider their company to be a “JTC (traditional Japanese company)”. The top “things that I think are outdated” are “salary system” at 21.7%, “personnel system” at 17.0%, and “work rules” at 15.7%.
Survey overview
1. Survey method: Internet survey
2.Survey target: 300 employees in their 20s to 40s working at small and medium-sized enterprises nationwide (equal distribution of gender and age)
*Those who have worked for a company with 10 or more employees but less than 300 employees for more than a year and who speak directly with the president at least once a month.
3. Survey implementation date: March 8th (Friday) to March 9th (Saturday), 2024 *In this survey, numbers are rounded to the second decimal place. Therefore, the numbers may not total 100%.
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Below, 2nd place: “Social and technological innovation” 44.7%, 3rd place: “Contribution to women’s empowerment” 44.0%
Q.What do you not appreciate about your company’s president? (Single answer, n=300)
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First, how do employees of small and medium-sized enterprises evaluate their presidents? When asked about their evaluations on multiple items, the ones that answered “I did not rate them” were in the order shown in the graph above. The first place was “Training successors” at 52.7%, which is unique to small and medium-sized enterprises with many founding presidents, but the second place was “Social and technological innovation” at 44.7%, and the third place was “Promoting women’s empowerment, such as promoting women to managerial positions.” 44.0% of respondents said that they had high expectations for their presidents in keeping up with the trends of the times. On the other hand, less than 40% of employees answered that they did not rate such items as “creating a comfortable work environment,” “gaining customers’ trust,” “contribution to sales,” and “charisma/leadership,” with a majority of employees rating them. I understand that.
More than one in three employees (37.3%) answered that they had considered changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of their president.
30.0% of those around them resigned due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president.
Now that the evaluation of the president has been revealed, we asked “Have you ever considered changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president?” 37.3%, more than one in three employees answered “Yes.” 30.0% of employees quit their jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president, which reveals the reality that employees are quitting because of the president. When asked about employee engagement, 50.3% answered that they were engaged with the company, and 47.0% answered that they were also engaged with the president. was found to have a large influence.
Q. Have you ever considered changing jobs due to dissatisfaction or distrust with your president? (Single answer, n=300)
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The majority of employees (64.6%) think that the president’s ideas are outdated. The top thing they would like to see updated is “values and ideas regarding labor” (26.3%)
Q. Do you ever feel that your ideas about the president are outdated? (Single answer, n=300)
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I directly asked him if he ever felt that the president’s ideas were outdated. When combined with 22.3% who answered “Often” and 42.3% who “Sometimes,” the result was 64.6%, with a majority of
respondents saying “I feel that the president’s thinking is outdated.” When asked what they would like the president to update if they feel it is outdated, the top answer was “values and ideas regarding labor” at 26.3%, followed by “the president’s own words and actions” at 25.8%, and “ability to view himself objectively” at 20.1%. This was followed by “digital compatibility” at 18.6%, and “ability to read the mood of the times” at 13.9%. Are all these voices of expectations from employees who are asking the president to change and innovate in line with the trends of the times?
Q. Please tell us what you would like the president to update (multiple answers, n=194)
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41.7% consider their company to be a “JTC (traditional Japanese company)”. The top “things that I think are outdated” was “salary system” at 21.7%, followed by “personnel systems” at 17.0%, and “work regulations” at 15.7%, with personnel and evaluation-related topics ranking high.
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Q.Do you consider your company to be a “JTC (traditional Japanese company)”? (Single answer, n=300)
Finally, I asked him about the company. Recently, we have come across the term JTC (Japanese Traditional Company), which makes fun of the old corporate structure such as top-down corporate culture and rigid organizational management. A total of 41.7% of respondents said they thought it was a company. When asked what they thought was outdated about their company, 21.7% said “salary system,” 17.0% said “personnel systems,” and 15.7% said “employment rules,” with personnel and evaluation-related issues accounting for the highest percentage.
Q. Please tell us what you think is “old” about your company (multiple answers, n=300)
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Hiroyuki Akabane, CEO of Ashita Team “Presidents who are unable to grasp the needs of employees and changes in modern work styles” It is noteworthy that more than one in three people are considering changing jobs due to dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president, but this is an overall number, so in companies where dissatisfaction with or distrust of the president is strong, the number is higher, about one in two. I have a feeling that he may be thinking of changing jobs. I believe that this problem is caused by the fact that many managers are not paying attention to the changing times and are unable to understand the needs of their employees and changes in modern work styles.
In fact, 64.6% of employees answered that the president’s ideas are outdated. The number one thing that I think is “outdated” about my company is the “salary system,” but in my experience of being involved in personnel system reforms for over 4,000 small and medium-sized companies, I believe that the idea of ”appropriately evaluating results and providing appropriate compensation” is However, there are still many cases of old salary systems based on seniority, so it can be said that there is a strong correlation with the results. Additionally, the top answer for “things that they do not appreciate about the president” was “nurturing successors” (52.6%), more than half of the respondents. Nowadays, even hereditary inheritance may not be possible. However, in companies where the social purpose of the business and the mission, vision, and values are firmly established, there are many cases where the overall motivation, including executives and managers, is high, and the business is succeeded and continues to exist. I’m here.
A drama that comically depicts the gap between “Showa” ideas and modern values has become a hot topic, but working people’s values and sense of “appropriateness” are also changing rapidly. In order for small and medium-sized enterprises to continue to grow and carve a path to the future, it is essential that they continue to actively and flexibly design and review changes in various systems, structures, and organizational cultures, including human resources, in line with changes in the world. Is it not?
Ashita Team Co., Ltd. Representative Director, President and CEO Hiroyuki Akabane
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Appointed as Representative Director, President and CEO from November 2020. In order to change the reality that I felt at many consulting sites that “the majority of businessmen are not properly evaluated for their hard work and are not able to demonstrate their true potential,” He is devoting everything to improving his skills and is striving hard.
Company Profile
Company name: Ashita Team Co., Ltd. (https://www.ashita-team.com) Representative: Hiroyuki Akabane, Representative Director, President and CEO Location: 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Business details: – Personnel evaluation system Construction and operation “Ashita no Team (R)” ・Personnel evaluation cloud “Ashita no Cloud (R) HR” ・1on1 coaching “Ashita no Coach (TM)” Established: September 25, 2008 More details about this release:
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