Fujitsu SSL needed to develop and encourage cross-departmental and cross-functional communication

Fujitsu SSL needed to develop and encourage cross-departmental and cross-functional communication among their middle managers. Middle managers now work through 30 selected CoachingOurselves topics each year, which has led to significant improvements throughout their organization.

Fujitsu Business Systems has introduced CO, in order to (1) adopt the essence of management theories from IMPM, (2) improve management skills of middle-managers, (3) promote interchange between the organizations within the company.

A total of 125 participants will have completed the program until the end of 2010, which equals 20% of all the managers.

In the beginning, we asked J.Feel, Japanese partner of CO International to facilitate the sessions, but now the alumni take the facilitator's role to guide their junior fellows.

In order to facilitate by themselves, the alumni facilitators prepare the sessions in advance and facilitate their fellows with their actual experience in the company. Through the sessions they can hand down their skills and experiences to the fellows. By facilitating by themselves, the alumni can learn the contents of the sessions much more deeply.

As a result among the alumni facilitators and the fellows atmosphere of community-ship is being created.

We are confident that alumni facilitation is very effective and efficient.

“The (CoachingOurselves) sessions have become a precious 'Ba' where 'lonely' managers can reflect on their management style and talk with their colleagues frankly.”
Mr. Kentaro Iijima, Senior Corporate Vice President, Fujitsu Business Consulting, Japan.
Through the sessions managers can hand down their skills and experiences to their fellows. By facilitating by themselves, the alumni can learn the contents of the sessions much more deeply.
As a result among the alumni facilitators and the fellows atmosphere of community-ship is being created.
Kentaro Iijima, Corporate Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Business Systems
Fujitsu