Shigeru is a qualified performance coach specialising in personal and professional development. In a twenty year career, he has worked in a range of industries including oil and gas, investment banking, TV broadcasting and the United Nations. His corporate expertise is in team and project management and staff training and development. Shigeru has extensive international experience, having lived in the UK, the USA, the Maldives as well as his home country, Japan. He acquired his account and project management skills through working for Mobile Oil and the United Nations Development Programme.
He served as the Section Head and Editor in Chief of the Japanese TV Unit in BBC World for five years, where he developed his team management and staff development skills. Those skills were tested as he led a team of some 40 staff through a difficult period involving severe cost cutting and downsizing pressures. Following his coaching qualification, Shigeru has been helping individuals and organisations improve performances, leveraging his international, multicultural and corporate skills.
Qualifications & Memberships
Shigeru gained his BA in Russian Studies and International Relations
from Sophia University in Tokyo and MA in Law and Diplomacy from the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts, USA, where
he specialised in economic development and environmental policies.
He qualified as a Coach with The Coaching Academy, the largest coach
training organisation in the UK with endorsements from the Open College
Network, The Open and Distance Learning Council and The Institute
of Leadership and Management. Shigeru is an affiliate member of Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development and a member of the Institute
of Translation and Interpreting.
Recent Assignments
- Head of Equity Sales for a major investment bank - coaching on work/life balance, time management and business strategy
- Head of Audit of a leading online company - coaching on his career progression and team building
- Senior consultant in the education sector - coaching on work/life balance, time-management and business development.
- Head of Operations of a TV production company - mentoring and coaching on team management, cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills.
- Manager of a Japanese governmental organisation for education and culture - coaching on confidence building, time management and career development/change
- Advisor for Department of Trade and Industry - coaching on time management, work/life balance and goal setting.
- Team leader of a TV production company - mentoring and coaching on team leading skills, people management, interpersonal skills and dealing with difficult situations.
Client Comments
"Shigeru helped me to identify my goals and then set a course of action
to achieve them. I believe my current success can be attributed to
his recommendations. I particularly benefited from his methodological
and thoughtful approach throughout the course."
Andrew Barnie, Co-Head of Asian Equities, MF Global
"I was impressed by Shigeru's coaching skills and fully enjoyed each
session. Each session gave me a huge motivation to think further on
what we discussed. His encouragement and his skills to make you recognise
your needs/aims were tremendous. I recommend him highly."
Kao Takeuchi, Japan Market Advisor, Department of Trade and Industry
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