Build flexibility into schedules with strategic buffer time allocation.
Avoid delays with built-in time buffers.
Reduce stress from overlapping tasks.
Improve planning and time allocation.
Buffer time is extra time scheduled between tasks to account for delays or unexpected interruptions, reducing stress and overruns.
Most teams grind for growth, but the best ones systemise it. In this step, you’ll see why a structured approach always beats random tactics. You’ll follow Random Rick, Specialist Steve, and Solid Sarah to understand how a system-driven growth approach can double revenue without doubling workload.
If your marketing and sales teams are too busy firefighting — fixing tools, chasing data, and dealing with messy handovers — you’ll never have time to focus on real growth. The Growth Operations Programme fixes your operations first, so you can finally work on scaling up.
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Enhance focus and reduce fatigue with time-bound work intervals.
Achieve deep focus by structuring distraction-free blocks of time.
The ability to accomplish tasks effectively and efficiently.
Focused, uninterrupted time for cognitively demanding tasks.
Prioritise tasks effectively using the Eisenhower decision-making matrix.
The process of ranking tasks or goals by importance and urgency.
My name is Ewoud Uphof, a marketing strategist with 15 years of experience. I've been fascinated by growth since 2010, and I created this guide out of a passion for sharing what I've learned. These guides are a way for me to give back to the marketing community and are also linked to my video course, which covers these topics in even greater depth.
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Master Compound Growth at your own pace—perfect for individual marketers and consultants who want a structured, repeatable way to grow.
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