“You have very good ideas. But you won’t always be right.”.
This week has brought the launch of Disrupting the Game, From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé, a business leadership book from the former Nintendo of America President that offers plenty of interesting insights. While it’s selective and careful about detail it gives around Nintendo’s operations, one theme that develops nicely in the book is the evolving relationship between Fils-Aimé and the late Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata.
Iwata-san was hugely respected, of course, and 2021’s Iwata Asks book is well worth a look for direct insights from his career. In Fils-Aimé’s case we see the influence that Iwata-san had on his approach to business, and indeed to life more broadly. It is clear that a strong friendship formed, as outlined in very touching early sections outlining visits to see Iwata-san when he was ill and recovering in hospital, for example.
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