https://scholion.thluiz.com/tags/elegant-puzzle-larson/Recent content in Elegant-Puzzle-Larson on ScholionHugo -- gohugo.iopt-BR© 2026Wed, 27 May 2026 21:26:22 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/innovators-dilemma-in-engineering-organizations/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:35:35 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/innovators-dilemma-in-engineering-organizations/Innovation teams create a perverse social structure — the design challenge is rewarding essential production work while still enabling experimentation.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/ic-vs-management-longer-career-than-you-think/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:34:35 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/ic-vs-management-longer-career-than-you-think/The IC-vs-management decision feels permanent when you think in 10-year terms — but in a 30-40 year career, it’s far less binary than it appears.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/feedback-loops-and-counterintuitive-constraints/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:33:35 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/feedback-loops-and-counterintuitive-constraints/Modeling with real data reveals surprises — Larson discovered hiring was constrained by manager hiring, not engineer hiring, fundamentally changing where he invested his time.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/when-the-model-breaks-messy-situations/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:32:35 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/when-the-model-breaks-messy-situations/Models are useful but they miss things — when overlapping scenarios fall outside the system’s coverage, managers must fall back on human judgment.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/just-systems-in-engineering-management/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:31:35 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/just-systems-in-engineering-management/A just system ensures people who follow established processes are rewarded equitably, removing the need to game or self-promote.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/an-elegant-puzzle-systems-of-engineering-management/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:05:49 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/an-elegant-puzzle-systems-of-engineering-management/Engineering management as elegant puzzles — a recipe book of systems and structures you return to when you need them, essential for isolated managers learning from books.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/you-dont-have-to-read-every-page/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:04:49 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/you-dont-have-to-read-every-page/Management books work better as references than narratives — put them down, come back when a new challenge makes a specific chapter suddenly relevant.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/andy-groves-arithmetic-for-team-sizing/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:03:49 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/andy-groves-arithmetic-for-team-sizing/Simple arithmetic beats research-backed perfection: half a day per direct report means no more than ten — sometimes basic observation is all you need.https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/dealing-with-single-incidents-exceptions/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:02:49 +0100https://scholion.thluiz.com/notes/dealing-with-single-incidents-exceptions/Don’t treat a single incident as representative reality — look at the distribution like a flame graph, and design processes that handle exceptions fairly.