Addressing Anxieties of "White Harassment" and "Placement Roulette": "Job Change is 90% Timing," a Book to Resolve Career Ambiguity, Released!
Toyo Keizai Inc. will release "Job Change is 90% Timing," a new book by organizational HR consultant Ken Ando, on April 22, 2026. This book addresses modern career anxieties such as "white harassment" and "placement roulette," providing criteria for job changes and insights into "good patience" at work to help business professionals overcome their career uncertainties.
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Toyo Keizai Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Tetsuya Yamada) will release a new book, "Job Change is 90% Timing," by organizational HR consultant Ken Ando on April 22, 2026.
"Job Change is 90% Timing" to be released on April 22
In recent years, especially among young and middle-aged generations, there has been a growing sense of urgency regarding "white harassment" (where growth opportunities are lost in overly considerate workplaces) and anxiety about "placement roulette" (being assigned to departments different from one's wishes). As the hustle and bustle of the new fiscal year settles down, and the period known as "May sickness" approaches, this season is particularly a time when many feel a "vague sense of difficulty" in their current workplace and reconsider their careers.
Ken Ando, the author of this book, points out that "changing jobs without verbalizing your uncertainties is the riskiest act in your career history." Ando clarifies the definitive "way of thinking" and "methods" for deciding "whether to quit now or stay at the company," along with explaining "good patience" that can be exercised in the current workplace.
This book is for those who want to know their best opportunities and achieve "the best results."
"Career Pitfalls" Faced by Business Professionals and Highlights of This Book
・What if you feel you've lost the "placement roulette"? "Essential skills for adults" to change your environment yourself
Before giving up because "it's not the department or boss I wanted," there are things you can do. The book provides specific methods to transform your current workplace into a favorable "resource" by building an "informal network" and establishing trust with your boss.
・Anxiety about "white harassment." What distinguishes "good patience" from "bad patience"?
Many people worry that they might be losing opportunities for growth in a "lukewarm environment." This book proposes clear criteria to diagnose whether staying in the current environment is "good patience" that leads to acquiring future skills, or "bad patience."
・The high risks hidden in "quiet quitting"
Choosing "quiet quitting" (a way of working where you only do the bare minimum without quitting or advancing your career) may seem risk-free at first glance. However, the author points out that it not only leads to a decline in company evaluation and career stagnation but also makes one a target for layoffs during business downturns, stating that "quiet quitting is a high-risk way of life."
Checklists & Diagnostics to Clarify "Your Current State"!
・Checklist to decide whether to quit now
・4 types of job satisfaction diagnosis
・Motivation source diagnosis ...etc.
Part of "Chapter 6" released for free on note
To commemorate the publication of this book, two case studies of individuals who made their own choices beyond their uncertainties will be released for free on the media platform "note."
https://note.com/toyokeizai_book/n/n067eec632e7d
[Table of Contents]
Introduction: What is the riskiest act in job changing?
Chapter 1: Should I really quit? Let's judge first
Chapter 2: Let's find the true nature of "vague difficulty"
Chapter 3: Let's identify the cause of "uncertainty"
Chapter 4: What you can do today about that "uncertainty"
Chapter 5: How to build a career 10 years from now
Chapter 6: Stories of four people who made their own choices beyond their uncertainties
Conclusion: The discomfort I felt as an HR consultant
[Author Profile]
Ken Ando
Organizational HR consultant. Director at Jinzai Kenkyujo Inc., which handles HR and recruitment support. Adjunct Associate Professor at Digital Hollywood University. Engaged in HR support, focusing on "recruitment" and "human resource development" for a wide range of companies, from major corporations to startups. Lecturer for recruitment and human resource development seminars organized by government agencies and local authorities.
His books include "Jinzai Management Yougo Zukan" (co-authored, Socym), "Atarashii Jiko Bunseki no Kyokasho" (Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing), and "Kore de Saiyo wa Umaku Iku Hoshii Jinzai wo Atsumeru Minuku Kuchikudoku Tame no Gijutsu" (co-authored, Shuwa System).
[Book Overview]
"Job Change is 90% Timing"
Author: Ken Ando
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Release Date: April 22, 2026
ISBN: 978-4-492-26127-9
Format: Shiroku-ban / Softcover / 288 pages
Publisher: Toyo Keizai Inc.
Toyo Keizai Store website: https://str.toyokeizai.net/books/9784492261279/
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4492261273
"Job Change is 90% Timing" to be released on April 22
In recent years, especially among young and middle-aged generations, there has been a growing sense of urgency regarding "white harassment" (where growth opportunities are lost in overly considerate workplaces) and anxiety about "placement roulette" (being assigned to departments different from one's wishes). As the hustle and bustle of the new fiscal year settles down, and the period known as "May sickness" approaches, this season is particularly a time when many feel a "vague sense of difficulty" in their current workplace and reconsider their careers.
Ken Ando, the author of this book, points out that "changing jobs without verbalizing your uncertainties is the riskiest act in your career history." Ando clarifies the definitive "way of thinking" and "methods" for deciding "whether to quit now or stay at the company," along with explaining "good patience" that can be exercised in the current workplace.
This book is for those who want to know their best opportunities and achieve "the best results."
"Career Pitfalls" Faced by Business Professionals and Highlights of This Book
・What if you feel you've lost the "placement roulette"? "Essential skills for adults" to change your environment yourself
Before giving up because "it's not the department or boss I wanted," there are things you can do. The book provides specific methods to transform your current workplace into a favorable "resource" by building an "informal network" and establishing trust with your boss.
・Anxiety about "white harassment." What distinguishes "good patience" from "bad patience"?
Many people worry that they might be losing opportunities for growth in a "lukewarm environment." This book proposes clear criteria to diagnose whether staying in the current environment is "good patience" that leads to acquiring future skills, or "bad patience."
・The high risks hidden in "quiet quitting"
Choosing "quiet quitting" (a way of working where you only do the bare minimum without quitting or advancing your career) may seem risk-free at first glance. However, the author points out that it not only leads to a decline in company evaluation and career stagnation but also makes one a target for layoffs during business downturns, stating that "quiet quitting is a high-risk way of life."
Checklists & Diagnostics to Clarify "Your Current State"!
・Checklist to decide whether to quit now
・4 types of job satisfaction diagnosis
・Motivation source diagnosis ...etc.
Part of "Chapter 6" released for free on note
To commemorate the publication of this book, two case studies of individuals who made their own choices beyond their uncertainties will be released for free on the media platform "note."
https://note.com/toyokeizai_book/n/n067eec632e7d
[Table of Contents]
Introduction: What is the riskiest act in job changing?
Chapter 1: Should I really quit? Let's judge first
Chapter 2: Let's find the true nature of "vague difficulty"
Chapter 3: Let's identify the cause of "uncertainty"
Chapter 4: What you can do today about that "uncertainty"
Chapter 5: How to build a career 10 years from now
Chapter 6: Stories of four people who made their own choices beyond their uncertainties
Conclusion: The discomfort I felt as an HR consultant
[Author Profile]
Ken Ando
Organizational HR consultant. Director at Jinzai Kenkyujo Inc., which handles HR and recruitment support. Adjunct Associate Professor at Digital Hollywood University. Engaged in HR support, focusing on "recruitment" and "human resource development" for a wide range of companies, from major corporations to startups. Lecturer for recruitment and human resource development seminars organized by government agencies and local authorities.
His books include "Jinzai Management Yougo Zukan" (co-authored, Socym), "Atarashii Jiko Bunseki no Kyokasho" (Nihon Jitsugyo Publishing), and "Kore de Saiyo wa Umaku Iku Hoshii Jinzai wo Atsumeru Minuku Kuchikudoku Tame no Gijutsu" (co-authored, Shuwa System).
[Book Overview]
"Job Change is 90% Timing"
Author: Ken Ando
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Release Date: April 22, 2026
ISBN: 978-4-492-26127-9
Format: Shiroku-ban / Softcover / 288 pages
Publisher: Toyo Keizai Inc.
Toyo Keizai Store website: https://str.toyokeizai.net/books/9784492261279/
Amazon page: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4492261273