Introduction
Growth operations is the invisible force behind every high-performing team. Without it, dashboards break, data goes missing, and progress stalls.
Here, I’ll show you how to build a growth infrastructure that supports every part of your business — automation, reporting, and workflow design. You’ll learn the exact setup that lets your marketing, sales, and service engines run in sync.
When operations run smoothly, growth compounds effortlessly.
Playbooks
Go to playbooksPersonal productivity
Take control of your week. Use habits and systems to focus on work that actually moves the needle. Add a quick daily review so important tasks get done without burnout.
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Team collaboration
Help your team work better together. Set up shared rituals and tools to remove friction and move faster. Make async the default and know who decides and where work lives.
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Dashboard setup
Build dashboards that show what matters. Give your team clarity without noise or vanity metrics. Agree definitions and review insights on a simple schedule.
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AI for marketers
Use AI for research, briefs and QA. Set prompts and review steps, train the team, and track time saved without risking quality. Focus on cases that strengthen the work.
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Automation tools
Save time and automate repetitive marketing tasks using Zapier, n8n or Make. Move data cleanly and reduce manual effort with small, safe automations that earn back hours.
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Record digital course
Record a course that people finish. Structure, script and film your expertise without wasting months on setup. Use light gear and a repeatable plan that fits your week.
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Tools
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Teachable
Course platform with hosting, payments and quizzes, good for training offers that need speed to launch.
Kajabi
Platform that hosts courses, email and payments, useful for simple training offers without custom dev.
Thinkific
Course platform focused on clean student experience with solid tools for lessons and certificates.
Personal productivity
Freedom
App and site blocker that helps protect focus time by pausing the noise across devices.
Inbox When Ready
Email extension that hides your inbox by default so you can send and search without getting pulled into new mail.
Notion
All in one workspace for docs, wikis and lightweight databases, ideal for playbooks and knowledge.
Todoist
Personal task app with quick capture, filters and calm design, great for managing work and habits.
Team collaboration
ClickUp
All in one project and doc tool with tasks, docs and dashboards, powerful yet noisy if over configured, best with a clear setup.
Monday.com
Work OS with boards, automations and dashboards, flexible for marketing and ops when configured with restraint.
Asana
Project management that keeps work clear with boards, timelines and templates, good for campaign planning and cross team coordination.
Loom
Video recording for updates and walkthroughs that beats meetings when you need clarity without a call.
LastPass
Password manager that stores and shares credentials securely, with policies that protect access.
Dashboard setup
Databox
Dashboard tool with fast connectors and scorecards, ideal for exec views and alerts when you need speed over deep modelling.
Google Analytics
Web analytics that tracks user behaviour and conversions, essential for understanding traffic and lead sources when configured well.
Looker Studio
Free dashboard tool that pulls data from many sources, great for quick reports and shareable views.
Automation tools
Zapier
No code automation that connects apps and moves data, great for quick wins and alerts that save time.
n8n
Open source automation with nodes and self hosting, ideal when you need flexibility and privacy with strong workflows.
Make
Visual automation platform that connects tools and moves data with control and scheduling.
AI for marketers
Claude
AI assistant strong at long form writing and thoughtful analysis, good for working with long documents and sensitive data.
ChatGPT
AI assistant that helps with research, outlines and rewrites, useful for speed and quality when paired with clear prompts and checks.
MacWhisper
On device transcription for audio and video, quick and private, useful for notes and content.
Books
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Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
Why checklists work, where to use them, and examples for launches, experiments and migrations. Keep quality high and stress low.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Turn habit theory into daily practice for marketers. Simple cues, tiny wins and scorecards that help teams deliver consistently under pressure.
The 4-Hour work week
Tim Ferriss
A pragmatic look at delegation, automation and lifestyle design. Keep the useful parts, skip the hype, ship more value.
Building a Second Brain
Tiago Forte
How to store research, briefs and ideas so you can reuse them later. A calm framework for notes that supports experiments and content.
The 80/20 Principle
Richard Koch
Use Pareto thinking to pick channels, ideas and customers. Cut the long tail and double down on what works.
Digital Minimalism
Cal Newport
How to reduce low value tools and feeds. Practical steps to tidy notifications, choose channels and free up time for impact.
Getting Things Done
David Allen
Capture, clarify and review without friction. Keep projects moving with weekly reviews and clear next actions.
Essentialism
Greg McKweon
Rules for choosing fewer, better projects. Protect time, set trade offs and align efforts with clear goals and measures.
Deep Work
Cal Newport
A playbook for concentration in modern teams. Set focus blocks, reduce context switching and build a culture that values deep work.
Managing The Professional Service Firm
David H. Maister
A classic on leading expert teams. Balance sales, delivery and culture with numbers that keep the firm strong.
Rework
Jason Fried
Short essays that challenge default habits. Focus on product, talk to customers and cut pretend work.
The One Thing
Gary Keller
A method for ruthless focus. Ask the focusing question, block time and protect momentum on the work that matters most.
Slow productivity
Cal Newport
A humane approach to output. Plan seasons, protect focus and deliver work that matters at a sustainable pace.
Buy back your time
Dan Martell
A straight guide to reclaiming hours. Define your buyback rate, document tasks and build small systems that pay back every week.
Wiki articles
Go to wikiBraindump
Clear your mind when you're overwhelmed with this exercise.
Deep Work
Focused, uninterrupted time for cognitively demanding tasks.
Eisenhower Matrix
Prioritise tasks effectively using the Eisenhower decision-making matrix.
Pareto Principle
Identify the vital 20 % and scale it for outsized growth.
Prioritisation
The process of ranking tasks or goals by importance and urgency.
Stakeholder Management
Align goals and secure buy-in with effective stakeholder strategies.
