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The Coach Call: monthly 1:1 coaching for your team in Tokyo

A Better Way to Keep Up With Your Team. Monthly 1:1 coaching and team insights – designed to uncover hidden issues, boost engagement, and retain your best talent.

Download the overview (PDF)

Share the PDF with your manager or HR — it covers everything on this page in six pages.

Your staff get

A confidential space to share feedback, explore goals, mindset, and blockers.

Private 45-min 1:1 coaching every month with an external, unbiased coach.

Team leads get

A Monthly Culture Report with actionable next steps.

3–5 themes with anonymized insights, engagement trends and sentiment shifts, and a SCARF analysis with friction points.

Market trends

The Hidden Cost

Most managers want to support their teams – but often lack the time or the resources to do it well.

  • $8.8 trillion

    lost each year to disengaged employees (Gallup, 2024)

  • 6x

    more likely to quit if burned out (McKinsey)

  • 200%

    of salary to replace a key leader (Gallup / Work Institute)

  • 4x

    more engaged when employees get regular feedback (Gallup)

How it works

Pre-session, during, and post-session.

01

Pre-session

  • Culture pulse survey
  • Manager alignment meeting
  • Pre-coaching intake (optional)

02

During the session

  • Private 45-min 1:1 coaching
  • Engagement reflection using SCARF
  • Action planning via GROW
  • Recommended follow-up resources
  • Confidential space to share feedback

03

Post-session

  • Monthly Culture Report with 3–5 themes (with anonymized insights)
  • Engagement trends and sentiment shifts
  • SCARF analysis with friction points
  • Actionable next steps

Session breakdown

  1. 5 min

    Check-in

    Set tone, establish focus, and surface what's top of mind

  2. 10 min

    Reflect & Reframe

    Explore recent wins, challenges, and uncover mindset patterns

  3. 15 min

    Meaning & Motivation

    Identify drivers – purpose, values, and sources of energy

  4. 10 min

    Personal Goal Setting

    Use the GROW model to define meaningful, self-directed goals

  5. 5 min

    Takeaways & Wrap-Up

    Anchor insights, clarify next steps, and align on support for follow-through

The time cost

Managers of 10 people spend 42–65 hours/month

  • ~22–43 hours spent in 1:1s
  • ~17 hours resolving team issues
  • ~3–5 hours spent in hiring process
  • 30–60 min weekly 1:1s per direct report recommended for coaching and connection (Google Re:work; Andy Grove)
  • 4 hrs/week resolving conflict (Myers-Briggs Institute)
  • 42 days average time to fill a job opening (SHRM)

Why the Coach Call

External, unbiased, and built on real leadership frameworks.

  • External & unbiased
  • Built on real leadership frameworks
  • Create a space for your team to explore goals, mindset, and blockers
  • Build a world-class culture that everyone wants to be a part of
  • Create alignment between your people and your long term business strategy

Time saved

17–24

hours/month

  • More effective 1:1s reduce manager burden while improving relationship quality5–8 hours
  • Early issue detection reduces conflict resolution time by 40%7 hours
  • Better team alignment reduces status meetings and group troubleshooting3–5 hours
  • Improved retention reduces long-term hiring frequency2–4 hours

About me

Kevin Collier

With 12+ years in education and business leadership, I've helped over 400 professionals in Japan unlock their potential through consistent, meaningful dialogue.

As a former People Ops lead with an MBA, I've designed and led coaching programs that replace outdated performance reviews with monthly reflection and action planning. This approach has reduced burnout, improved engagement, and built trust across diverse teams.

My sessions blend cultural fluency, strategic insight, and psychological safety—earning me a reputation as a go-to partner for high-performing teams navigating growth and change.

Next steps

What if you could have those hours back?

Start with a free discovery call. We'll talk through your team and figure out whether the Coach Call is the right fit.

Download the overview (PDF)

Take the next step

Let's see if this is a fit.

Start with a free 30-minute discovery call, or send a note if you have questions first.

Book a discovery call

A free 30-minute conversation to understand where you are and see if this is a good fit.

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Send a note — happy to answer any questions and help you think things through.

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