Leverage Maps #18: Who Leverage Maps Is Really For

→ Junior to mid-level engineers in their 20s still figuring out life while trying to advance their career → Senior engineers who feel influence growing but don't have language for it → New managers who want to understand root causes and not just manage tasks → Technical leads stuck in firefighting loops, unsure how to scale trust → Independent builders carving nonlinear paths who need clarity in ambiguity

If you've ever felt like you're doing everything "right" but still out of sync with the system around you, this book is for you.

What you'll walk away with: Instead of watching backlogs explode in scope, you'll identify the sources of tickets. Instead of trying to shoehorn yourself into a misfit role, you'll ask whether you're doing work that leverages your strengths. Instead of resenting invisible work, you'll learn to document and get credit for it. Instead of resigning yourself to misalignment, you'll know how to realign or leave more cleanly.

Systems thinking doesn't eliminate complexity. But it gives you orientation. It shows you where to put your limited energy so it compounds instead of dissipating.

The truth is, most people don't need more effort. They need better maps.

Leverage Maps comes out soon. It's six maps to help you stop swimming upstream and start designing with the current. Read the full book introduction here: https://gilbertoguadiana.com/leverage-maps-mental-models-introduction