Ask Iwata

Satoru Iwata ran Nintendo as a programmer who had never stopped thinking like one, and his recorded remarks about work and people fill this short book. Compiled by Hobonichi from interviews and conversations with colleagues, the collection gathers what Iwata said about leadership, hiring, motivation, the habit of asking why a problem exists before rushing to solve it, and the duty a manager owes to the people doing the work. Rather than a chronological life story, it reads as a set of brief reflections, each one short enough to sit with on its own. Contributions from those who worked beside him give context to how the ideas played out inside the company. For the shelf: • Short reflections on leadership, teamwork and problem-solving • Material gathered by Hobonichi from Iwata's own recorded words • Recollections from colleagues who worked alongside him • A compact format suited to reading a few pages at a time For gamers, managers, designers and students of creative leadership browsing the biography shelves at Boipoka.