New Book Release on June 17: 'How to Build the Best Team with Time Management Techniques for Managers: Optimizing Resources for Full Team Engagement'

Shoeisha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 5 Funamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kaoru Usui) will release a new book titled 'How to Build the Best Team with Time Management Techniques for Managers: Optimizing Resources for Full Team Engagement' on June 17, 2026. This book thoroughly explains 'team time management techniques' designed to help both new and veteran employees leverage their strengths while taking on new challenges.

The time management secrets no one ever taught you—how to keep your team running smoothly.

"We're short-staffed." "But I can't increase my subordinates' working hours." "Yet my superiors demand results."—

Many managers face these exact dilemmas. This book provides a comprehensive guide to team time management techniques that enable both new and experienced members to work energetically, express their strengths, and take on new challenges. It empowers teams to exceed individual limits and achieve organizational results—a must-read for every manager.

- How to achieve 'full team engagement'?

- What's really behind 'everyone is working hard but not seeing results'?

- What are the four factors that increase wasteful work?

- What are 'effective time,' 'investment time,' and 'wasteful time'?

- What is the difference between 'additive organizations' and 'multiplicative organizations'?

- What is an 'organizational time design diagram'?

- What is 'ReMeDi,' the method for creating team time?

■ Recommended for:

- On-site managers struggling with lack of time

- Executives aiming to grow their organization despite work-style reforms limiting working hours

- HR professionals facing challenges in optimal staffing

■ Book Overview

'How to Build the Best Team with Time Management Techniques for Managers: Optimizing Resources for Full Team Engagement'

Author: Masanao Kawauchi

Release Date: June 17, 2026

Price: ¥2,200 (¥2,000 + 10% tax)

Specifications: Yonko size, 224 pages

https://www.shoeisha.co.jp/book/detail/9784798194387

Available at bookstores nationwide and online retailers

- Shoeisha's online store SEshop: https://www.seshop.com/product/detail/27544

- Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4798194387

■ Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What is the 'Best Team'?

1-1 The Two Requirements of a 'Best Team': Is Delivering Results Enough?

1-2 Management as 'Resource Allocation': Bridging the Gap Between 'What Should Be Done' and 'What Can Be Done'

1-3 Two Perspectives Needed for 'Resource Allocation': Solving Immediate Short-Term Issues and Guiding the Long-Term Future

〈Column〉The Most Important Point in Building the Best Team?

Chapter 2: Why Teams Fail to Perform?

2-1 'Working Hard but Not Seeing Results': Are We Directing Our Efforts Correctly?

2-2 Characteristics of Underperforming Organizations: The Two Axes of 'Motivation' and 'Action Volume'

2-3 Four Factors That Increase Inefficient Work: Psychological Reasons Behind Misdirected Efforts

Chapter 3: What Are Time Management Techniques for Achieving Results?

3-1 Comparing Time Usage Patterns: How to Leverage Aces, Mid-level, and Junior Staff?

3-2 What Is an 'Additive Organization'?—Where Everyone Operates Independently

3-3 What Is a 'Multiplicative Organization'?—Effectively Utilizing Time as a Whole Team

3-4 Three Types of Time: 'Effective Time,' 'Investment Time,' and 'Wasteful Time'

Chapter 4: How to Create an 'Organizational Time Design Diagram'?

4-1 Why an Organizational Time Design Diagram Is Needed: The Four Gaps Between 'What Should Be Done' and 'What Can Be Done'

4-2 First, Decide What to Change: To Achieve Different Results, Something Must Change

4-3 How to Create an 'Organizational Design Diagram': Designing Vertical and Horizontal Axes

4-4 How to Create a 'Time Design Diagram': The 3-Step Time Allocation Process

4-5 Three Perspectives for Creating Time: Creating Time with 'ReMeDi'

〈Column〉Creating an Organizational Design Diagram = Creating a 'Place'

Chapter 5: How to Effectively Implement the 'Organizational Time Design Diagram'?

5-1 How to Transition to a New Design? The Three Steps of Organizational Change

5-2 Organizational Change Seen Through 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer': Simultaneously Increasing Team Performance and Individual Fulfillment

5-3 Unfreeze: Build Consensus and Shift Everyone's Awareness Simultaneously

5-4 Change: Communicate Benefits and Assign Appropriate Names

5-5 Refreeze: Focus on Actions and Prevent Backsliding

5-6 There Is No Absolute Solution, Only Optimal Ones: The Organizational Time Design Diagram Must Be Continuously Reviewed

〈Column〉Changing Names Changes Everything

Appendix 1: Applied Examples of Organizational Time Design Diagrams by Job Type

Appendix 2: Examples of Mid-to-Long-Term Organizational Time Design Diagrams

■ Author Profile

Masanao Kawauchi

Executive Managing Director, Link and Motivation Co., Ltd.

As a consultant and project manager in organizational HR, he has successfully led organizational transformations for client companies while also overseeing new office launches and new business divisions. In 2010, he became the youngest executive officer at the company. After serving as a director at a group company, he was appointed as a director in 2018. He frequently conducts seminars and lectures for executives and business professionals and contributes to various media on topics such as organizational strategy, organizational development, and talent development. His previous book includes 'How to Build the Best Team with Performance Evaluation for Managers' (Shoeisha).