Name: Kyle McDonald's review of An Elegant Puzzle by Will Larson
Item: An Elegant Puzzle
Rating: 5
Author: Kyle McDonald

Will Larson

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt. There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the discipline is often self-taught and unstructured. Getting to the good solutions for complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams—and, ultimately, between the success and failure of companies. Will Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle focuses on the particular challenges of engineering management—from sizing teams to handling technical debt to performing succession planning—and provides a path to the good solutions. Drawing from his experience at Digg, Uber, and Stripe, Larson has developed a thoughtful approach to engineering management for leaders of all levels at companies of all sizes. An Elegant Puzzle balances structured principles and human-centric thinking to help any leader create more effective and rewarding organizations for engineers to thrive in.

Systems of Engineering Management

An Elegant Puzzle

Kyle McDonald

Brian

Excellent read for engineers (not just managers!) to learn more about why their managers do the things that they do.

Heiki Riesenkampf

Another technical leadership book. This one was slightly much more over the place and it was harder to follow. There were some good pointers about best practices but fairly little proof or explanation why they work.

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