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Ikigai & Inclusion Coaching

for Executives & Individual Development

With over 20 years experience in Tokyo, you can work with me in several ways, both individually and as a company. If you would like to discuss how we can best work together, reach out to schedule a 30 minute consultation to create a custom coaching or facilitation experience.

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EXECUTIVE COACHING

Let’s call it executive coaching because it works better for SEO but you don’t need to be an executive. Perhaps you don’t even want to be an executive! That’s okay too. I’m here to coach you to design the life and career that make the most sense to you.

I’ve coached first time managers, entrepreneurs, parents, Directors and CEOs. I’m an ICF Associate Certified Coach so you can be assured of my confidentiality and commitment to keeping my skills up to date.

  • We’ll have a 30-minute online discovery session where we can both get a feel for how we can work together. I’ll ask you about what you want to get out of coaching and you can ask me all your questions about process, style and what to expect.

    If we feel we can work together, then we’ll finalise the coaching agreement and get started.

    We’ll meet for a minimum of 8 sessions focusing on 2-3 key areas.

    Each session begins with a check in and with you deciding what you need today. If I feel like you are avoiding one of the things that you committed to, I’ll challenge you on that.

    Is it still the right goal? How do you need to adjust it? What needs to be in place to move forward?

    If your company is paying, we’ll have stakeholder meetings at the beginning, middle and end. We keep your manager involved to support you, but the content of the sessions is confidential.

    If you are investing in yourself without company sponsorship, then we still do the same work but no reporting.

  • I’ve coached clients in the following areas:

    • Career change coaching

    • Career development coaching

    • Women in leadership coaching

    • Maternity coaching

    • Pre-executive coaching

    • Expat pre-departure coaching

    • Expat post-arrival coaching

  • In the 60 minute coaching sessions we will use exercises, visualisations and a variety of tools to move you forwards towards your goals. You will set your own outcomes and discuss your progress in each session. Each approach is unique based on your specific values and goals.

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  • "It was really amazing that by thinking through and answering those questions, I came to discover the core value in me. After the coaching session, I can affirm my life than before and am confident of my life choice."

    Junko Ohara, Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

  • "Jennifer brings light and energy into a room and when coaching with Points of You®, it is very powerful! There is always a new window opening after a session with her. Discovering about oneself or finding ways to overcome hurdles become really fun! Her coaching style and the games Jennifer do are so compelling that you come back for more!"

    Sarah Goretta, Regional Regulatory Manager, Bayer South East Asia

  • "As a coach, Jennifer is extremely easy to work with and helps the client shape plans, ideas. She gets the right balance between being eager to listen and contributing ideas, thoughts to the discourse. She is extremely good at helping the client improve their own self-awareness."

    David Shirt, CEO, Astris Advisory

  • "Jennifer allowed me to bring up any topic that was most important for me, give me space to talk about the problem and lead me to gain insight into addressing the topic or issue. After every time I felt enlightened, and even happy."

    Johan Villaume, RWE

  • "Jennifer Shinkai was my executive coach in 2020. She added value to our organisation by helping me to think out of the box. She was my first coach and I have no one else to compare her style with. As a man who is believed to be tough, her approach was an ice breaker.

    Mamoru Sugie, General Manager, EMS Japan K.K.

  • "Jennifer employed a wide variety of different frameworks and examples that were very helpful in our coaching sessions. Using those, she brought thought provoking and insightful custom approaches to each of the topics we discussed. I was able to significantly broaden my perspective as a result. "

    Jordan Fisher, Co-founder & CEO, Zehitomo Inc.

Our work starts with a 30-minute conversation and we co-create a custom experience together. Reach out to get started.

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