Growth rhythms

Build a weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadence that keeps your team aligned, surfaces problems early, and turns strategy into consistent execution.

Growth rhythms

Introduction

I've run growth teams and coached founders for over a decade, and the most common failure mode I see is not a lack of ideas. It's a lack of rhythm.

Without a structure, it's easy to lose momentum or drift into reactive work that feels urgent but doesn't move the needle. You end up doing a bit of everything without finishing anything. Brilliant people burn out because they never built the system to decide what matters this week.

This playbook walks you through the system I use to keep growth on track. I plan in 90-day cycles, break those into monthly goals, and use a weekly scorecard to review progress and decide what happens next. It's simple, but it works. And it will give you the clarity to focus on what actually matters.

Chapters

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tools

HubSpot

HubSpot

All-in-one CRM platform for marketing, sales, and customer service. Centralise contacts, automate workflows, and track every customer interaction in one place.

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Google Analytics

Google Analytics

Free web analytics platform that tracks website visitors, behaviour, and conversions. Essential for understanding how people use your site and which marketing channels drive results.

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Looker Studio

Looker Studio

Free dashboard tool that pulls data from many sources, great for quick reports and shareable views.

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Databox

Databox

Business analytics dashboard platform that centralises metrics from your tools and displays them in customisable real-time dashboards.

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Notion

Notion

Flexible workspace for docs, wikis, and lightweight databases ideal when you need custom systems without heavy project management overhead.

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Books

Lean Analytics

Alistair Croll

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Lean Analytics

Pick the One Metric that Matters for your stage. Build lean dashboards and use data to decide the next best move.

Measure What Matters

John Doerr

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Measure What Matters

A clear guide to OKRs for growth teams. Write good objectives, choose key results and run cadences that stick.

Traction

Gino Wickman

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Traction

A practical operating system for small teams. Install a cadence, set priorities and create accountability that sticks.

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Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

Set ambitious goals and measurable outcomes that cascade through your organisation, creating alignment and accountability for strategic priorities.

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Growth leadership

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