Makiko Imai​

Makiko Imai is a bilingual consultant, facilitator, coach, and mediator specialising in collaborative communication, empathic leadership, and conflict transformation. With more than 20 years of experience working across business, education, healthcare, and international organisations, she supports leaders and teams in building trust, strengthening collaboration, and navigating organisational change.

Makiko works with leaders and teams to develop constructive dialogue and collaborative cultures that enable organisations to address complex challenges and work more effectively together. Drawing on approaches such as Nonviolent Communication, coaching, and systems awareness, she helps individuals and teams gain greater clarity, connection, and shared purpose.

She is a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication and a certified coach in both Coaching for Transformation and Organisation & Relationship Systems Coaching. She has also collaborated with global consulting organisations including Korn Ferry.