[Held on 7/23] Lafool and ZENTech Co-hosted Seminar: "Why Don't Managers Change?" - A Prescription for Management Transformation through 300 Million Data Points & Psychological Safety

Lafool Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Keita Yuki) and ZENTech Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hyung-Chul Kim), a leader in psychological safety, will co-host a seminar on July 23, 2026 (Thu), from 13:00 to 14:30, themed "Why Don't Managers Change? - A Prescription for Management Transformation through 300 Million Data Points & Psychological Safety."

Ryosuke Ishii (CEO of ZENTech), author of the 210,000-copy bestseller "How to Build Psychological Safety" and developer of the psychological safety measurement scale, will speak alongside Asami Maki (Executive Officer at Lafool), who leads organizational improvement support using analysis of 300 million organizational data points at Lafool. They will clarify the structural reasons why managers do not change from the aspects of both "data" and "theory," and provide a prescription that can be implemented starting the next day.

Background: Even after conducting management training, the field often does not change. In an era where managerial ability dictates organizational results, many companies feel the challenge of "developing managers" but cannot find answers to why they do not change or where to start.

At the root of this lie two invisible gaps:

- The Perception Gap: Managers think they are "doing it," but members see that they are "not getting it done." - The Understanding Gap: While the importance of psychological safety is spreading, it leads to resignation due to the misconception that it means "creating a lax/easy workplace."

In this seminar, by combining Lafool's 300 million organizational data points with ZENTech's psychological safety and sensemaking theory, they will clarify the structural reasons for "not changing." They will approach the true nature of this structural gap from both data and theory.

Recommended for: - CEOs and HR managers who feel the challenge in management development but do not know where to start. - HR directors/CHROs who are troubled that management training does not change the field. - Those who want to tackle psychological safety but are concerned that it might "create a lax workplace." - Those who feel that various philosophy infiltration initiatives end up as one-time events. - Decision-makers above the department head level who want to advance management reform based on data and evidence.

Program: 1. Opening: Greetings and guidance of the day's flow. 2. Session 1: Lafool Part (approx. 25 min): Factors that most influence engagement shown by 300 million organizational data points; perception gap between boss and member visualized by 16 viewpoints; reasons why structural gaps arise. 3. Session 2: ZENTech Part (approx. 25 min): Resolving "common misconceptions" of psychological safety; what is sensemaking/sensegiving?; structural mechanism of "telephone game" in workplaces with excessive deference. 4. Closing remarks. 5. Panel Discussion & Q&A (approx. 30 min): Cross-talk by both speakers and Q&A from participants.

Seminar Overview: Title: Why Don't Managers Change? - A Prescription for Management Transformation through 300 Million Data Points & Psychological Safety Date & Time: July 23, 2026 (Thu) 13:00-14:30 Method: Online (Zoom Webinar) Fee: Free Target: Executives, HR managers, decision-makers above department head level. URL: https://survey.lafool.jp/seminar/co-sponsored-zentech/