Coaching Forward Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo Ward, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takashi Aikawa) will participate in the upcoming online seminar titled "Recruiting Doesn't Guarantee Retention; Retention Doesn't Guarantee Organizational Strength — What Businesses Must Reconsider in 2026: Holistic Talent Strategy Design," to be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Amid an ongoing labor shortage, many companies are intensifying recruitment efforts. However, complex challenges such as early employee turnover, declining engagement, management development, performance evaluation systems, and workplace environment improvements are deeply intertwined. Even if talent is successfully recruited, sustainable business growth cannot be achieved unless those individuals stay, grow, and fully contribute within the organization. Furthermore, even with high retention, unless decision-making quality and management effectiveness improve, overall organizational productivity and competitiveness will not rise significantly. This seminar will reframe recruitment, retention, HR systems, management, and workplace environments not as isolated initiatives, but as an integrated "holistic talent strategy" that supports business growth. Experts from each field will present key perspectives businesses must reconsider for organizational development beyond 2026, along with practical approaches applicable immediately. Event Overview Recruitment targets are met, yet early post-hiring turnover persists Want to improve retention and engagement but unsure where to start Facing challenges in developing managers or in manager-subordinate relationships Recognizing the limitations of addressing labor shortages through recruitment alone These issues cannot be fundamentally resolved by improving recruitment, development, retention, evaluation, and labor management as separate initiatives. To ensure talent retention, performance, and organizational strength, businesses must design an integrated system spannin