SYSTEMS-THINKING5 MIN READ
Walk the Hiring Capacity System
Use stock-flow reasoning to avoid a hiring plan that drains onboarding capacity.
Capacity trap Twelve hires are approved, but six seniors already carry the review load. A hiring inflow can temporarily drain the experienced-capacity stock. Stock-flow hiring New headcount is both future inflow and current load The walk tests whether the hiring flow is sized to the mentoring stock. Growth rates must respect the stock that absorbs them. Shortcut Hire all 12 now Growth without quality collapse 01 Stock 02 Flow 03 Try Name the stock Step 1
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