Experienced presidents teach "what no one has ever taught you" about presidential business practices! Online course "President's Business Academy" is now available!

Runners, Inc. (Location: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takeshi Sekine), a provider of corporate succession planning and management consulting, will begin offering the "President's Academy of Business Practices," an online course for learning universal "presidential practices" regardless of industry, for potential next managers of small and medium-sized companies on April 15, 2025 (Tuesday). The "President's Academy of Practice" will be available from April 15, 2025 (Tuesday).

The detailed URL of "President's Academy of Business Practice": https://www.runs.co.jp/

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What is the "President's Academy of Business

The "President's Academy of Business Practices" is an online course for aspiring and prospective managers to learn universal "president's practices" such as "dialogue with the field," "management of people, goods, money, and information," and "decision-making," regardless of industry, based on more than 16 years of management and business succession experience Sekine, the company's representative director who developed the course, has gained. This is an online course for those who are aspiring or prospective managers.

Presidential Practices are two-tiered

Background

According to a survey by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's "White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprise (FY2013)," about half of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) responded "too busy with work and not enough time" to the question "Why current managers cannot train successors." In addition, in our survey on succession education, 77% of respondents answered, "Have you ever received special guidance on how to become a manager from the previous manager?" 77% of respondents answered "No" to the question "Have you ever received any special guidance to become a manager?

Furthermore, when asked "What means have you used to study management?" (1) management and professional books, (2) interaction with other managers, and (3) on-the-job training (work experience) were the top choices.

These results indicate that the lack of time and systematic learning opportunities for successors is a result of inadequate guidance and lack of time.

Although the tuition fees for management seminars and cram schools are expensive, the majority of lectures are on "non-routine management tasks" such as "management strategy planning" and "visioning," and there are few companies or services that provide learning opportunities on the practical work that managers do on a daily basis.

Therefore, we felt the need for a time-performance/cost-effective learning method that is both practical and time- and cost-effective for prospective next-generation managers, and decided to start offering online courses.

* "Successors' Concerns Independent Survey," Runners, Inc.

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■Based on his experience of struggling with business succession

Sekine, the president of our company, was involved in management for 16 and a half years as the successor of his father's company, and was the head of a company with annual sales of 6 billion yen and more than 360 employees, which has a nationwide presence. He was the head of a nationwide company with sales of 6 billion yen and more than 360 employees, but he struggled because he could not get a response from management seminars and could not learn management skills from his father. They continued to study in their own way without any guidance from their predecessors.

They continued to study on their own, without guidance from their predecessors. "Is it really necessary to spend so much of my time to obtain a degree or certification, in addition to the high cost of tuition?"

Successors absolutely need practical educational programs that are cost-effective and immediately useful in their day-to-day management work."

I gradually came to think in these terms. We have now completed the "President's Practical Academy," an online course based on the management know-how we have learned from our own many years of management experience, setbacks, and failures.

Features of the course

＜The course covers management practices that cannot be learned anywhere else.

The course is divided into six major topics, including the "8 practical management skills (finance, analysis, negotiation, human relations, etc.)" and "money knowledge that presidents should learn," which are essential for managers, and is taught over six months through online learning, survey work, and remote sessions.

＜Generous follow-up by consultants

Our consultants will follow up with you once a month to resolve any questions or doubts you may have. After learning all the contents, our consultants will accompany you to support your independence as a manager, if you wish.

＜Appropriate advice from experienced managers

As mentioned above, our representative has experience as a manager of a company with nationwide operations. He has been through not only developmental work such as the expansion of new businesses, but also the restructuring of unprofitable businesses and withdrawal from overseas business, and has the advantage of being able to give appropriate advice to participants in a timely manner.

In the "President's Academy," we support participants in effectively improving their abilities and resolving the real issues they face.

■Work

The following work will be conducted at the President's Academy.

<"New President's Confirmation List

Based on the troubles and problems Sekine has encountered in the past, he has compiled a list of checklist items that the incoming president should know in order to take control of the company in the future. The list contains a total of 118 checkpoints in 15 categories, including "Company/Organization/Asset Information.

By using this list, you will be able to confirm and understand what you need to know about your company, list problems and issues that need to be addressed after taking office, and avoid wasting time and encountering problems.

＜Workbook

By actually writing out the same items as in the "New President's Confirmation List" above, as well as questions such as "Reasons for taking over the company" and "Management Axis," a report that accurately captures the actual situation and issues of the company can be created. By deepening your understanding of your company before assuming the position of president, you can prepare in advance for possible problems and issues that may arise.

＜President's Handover Letter

In this work, the current president (i.e., the predecessor) fills in questions related to business succession for the next generation of management, following a template to create a report.

We have experienced that it was difficult to get the details of the succession from the predecessor due to the embarrassment of being a parent and a child.

In addition, we also provide "analysis-related work" to learn analytical items and numerical analysis skills based on actual numerical values of the company, and to identify whether or not the company has the necessary data, and to determine whether or not numerical management reform is necessary.

Advantages of Taking Courses

While most online courses are passive learning, where you just watch the content and finish, the "President's Practical Academy" provides lectures on everything from "understanding what the president should do" to "completing the president's handover document" through surveys and work. The Academy is designed to help participants acquire skills that can be used immediately in practice, and at the same time, to relieve anxiety about business succession. By developing practical skills for daily business operations, the course contributes to building a strong foundation for non-routine business operations such as "vision building" and "management strategy planning. This is the greatest benefit for the participants and we are proud of this as our strength.

We provide the "practical" knowledge of the president that no one else can teach.

Outline of Service

Service name: President's Practical Academy

Start Date ： April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Period: 6 months

Format ： E-learning + online (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.)

Price ： Please inquire for details

Course ： Individual/Corporate *Discounts available for corporations and multiple users, depending on the number of users.

Plans ： ・Light Online learning only

　　　　　　　 Standard Online Learning + 1 hour/times x 6 consulting sessions

　　　　　　　 Premium Online learning + 2 hours/times x 6 consulting sessions

　　　　　　　 Lite plan is available for individual customers only.

Service introduction: https://www.runs.co.jp/

Inquiry ： Please contact us from the following URL

　　　　　　　 https://www.runs.co.jp/inq

Future Development

We plan to expand our industry-specific management practice content and consulting services as needed, such as "for managers in the manufacturing industry" and "for managers in the retail industry," and develop lectures specialized for each industry.

Company Profile

Company name: Runners Co.

Representative: Takeshi Sekine, Representative Director

Location: 1-33-4-301 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Establishment: April 2021

Business description: Training of corporate successors, support for business succession, management consulting

Capital ： 3 million yen

Home Page ： https://www.runs.co.jp/

Official X ： https://x.com/runners_corp

For inquiries from customers regarding this matter, please contact

Runners Corporation

MAIL ： academy@runs.co.jp

Inquiry form: https://www.runs.co.jp/inq