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Tentacleartworks Growth Collective
Practical tools for weekly decisions

Growth playbooks that help you scale without guessing

These playbooks are compact frameworks we use with Australian leadership teams to stabilise cash timing, protect margin, and reduce the hidden cost of complexity. Each one is designed to be actionable in real working weeks—without turning planning into an extra full-time role.

Financial playbooks for business growth
What makes these different
Signals, gates, and short loops

We focus on a small set of measurable indicators that confirm whether growth is healthy. When signals drift, the playbook tells you what to slow down, what to protect, and what to test next.

CORE PLAYBOOKS

Choose the playbook that matches your current pressure

You don’t need to run all of these at once. Most teams get the fastest lift by selecting one stabiliser, embedding it into the weekly rhythm, then expanding scope.

Headroom gates playbook
Playbook 01

Headroom Gates Map

A simple rule-set that aligns hiring and discretionary spend to verified buffer movement, not optimistic sales momentum.

Best for
Rapid hiring, multi-site planning, seasonal volatility
  • Buffer trend checkpoints
  • Receivables timing reality
  • Green/Amber/Red decision gates
Contribution snapshot playbook
Playbook 02

Contribution Snapshot

A fast lens to identify which channels, products, or service lines remain healthy once cost-to-serve and exceptions are made visible.

Best for
Channel expansion, marketing reallocations, margin drift
  • Cost-to-serve truth
  • Exception load mapping
  • Healthy demand priority list
Trigger trio planner playbook
Playbook 03

Trigger Trio Planner

A three-scenario framework (Base / Pressure / Upside) with explicit triggers that remove uncertainty from the next decision.

Best for
Uncertain demand, new markets, funding milestones
  • Short weekly refresh rules
  • Clear pivot thresholds
  • Owner-based action logic
EXTENSION PLAYBOOKS

Add these once your core rhythm is stable

These tools help teams sharpen execution after the initial stabilisers are in place. They are especially useful when volume growth begins to raise operational complexity and leadership bandwidth pressure.

See how we sequence work
Playbook 04

Exception Cost Pulse

A weekly signal to identify recurring operational friction that quietly drains margin during scale—returns, rework, support spikes, or delivery delays.

Owner assignment Root-cause loops Margin recovery
Playbook 05

Capacity Reality Check

A structured way to test whether demand growth can be served without breaking quality, inflating overtime, or increasing exception load.

Service load truth Hiring timing Quality guardrails
Playbook 06

Cash-to-Value Cycle Map

A simplified view of how fast cash is converted into stable contribution. Helps teams prioritise offers with shorter and cleaner recovery curves.

Payback visibility Risk-aware pacing
Playbook 07

Board-Ready Narrative

A compact structure that turns your weekly signals into a clean monthly stakeholder update—without rebuilding decks from scratch.

One-page clarity Scenario alignment
HOW TO CHOOSE

Pick the first playbook based on where pain is loudest

If your team is arguing about whether you can afford to hire, start with Headroom Gates. If volume is up but profit confidence is down, start with Contribution Snapshot. If demand is uncertain and plans keep changing, start with Trigger Trio Planner.

Start small Embed weekly Expand with proof
If you hear…
“We’re not sure when to hire.”
Start with Headroom Gates Map.
If you hear…
“Revenue grew, profit didn’t.”
Start with Contribution Snapshot.
If you hear…
“Plans change every month.”
Start with Trigger Trio Planner.
If you hear…
“Ops is breaking under volume.”
Add Exception Cost Pulse.
NEXT STEP
Want us to map the right playbook sequence?

We’ll recommend a light starting scope tailored to your current cash rhythm, margin profile, and expansion timeline. No published pricing on-site—scope is shaped around your reality.