The ops CHEAT CODE: One year of insights condensed with Harv Nagra
Is your business growing, but it still feels messy?
This solo episode from Harv looks back at one year of The Handbook podcast, and it’s a big one. Harv recaps what he’s learned from a year of speaking with ops leaders across the agency world. He packages it all into one whirlwind tour of the five core pillars of operational maturity: people, process, tools, data, and growth.
If you’ve missed a few episodes (or want a cheat code to benchmark your agency’s ops maturity), this is your starting point. Or your reset.
Here’s what Harv dives into:
Why operational maturity, not creativity or client relationships, is the biggest differentiator for scaleWhat smart people practices actually look like, from efficient and effective hiring to career path frameworksHow to build a sales engine that doesn’t rely on panicked effort or founder charismaWhy a tech stack is only as good as the strategy underneath itWhat it really means to be data-driven, beyond just dashboardsAnd what common agency growth mistakes still trip up even the most ambitious teamsPlus, you’ll hear key takeaways from guests like Manish Kapur, Karl Sakas, Preston Chandler, Jenny Plant, and many more.
Additional Resources:
Harv’s webinar on documentation & best practice here: https://youtu.be/RroxOVlSwIk Learnings and tools from Freia Muehlenbein's 'how to pitch' episode: https://www.scoro.com/blog/how-to-pitch-a-client/Follow Harv on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/harvnagra
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