September Resource Roundup

This past month, Bureau alums were sharing tips and strategies covering everything from sales tools to speeding up proposals, increasing employee engagement and more. If you’ve been thinking of starting up an apprentice program or beefing up your in-house training, there are several resources to help, plus some good reads on storytelling.

And if you’re eying the hurricane tracker, stay safe out there. Our friends at Revelry have some great information and tips in their Hurricane Preparedness Policy. As for us, we have our sights set on Granby, Colorado—for Owner Camp at C Lazy U Ranch next week!

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Lead Generation & Sales

• Sales CRM: Pipedrive, HubSpot

• Outsourced prospecting & lead generation: Hunt & Gather

• Proposal / RFP responses: Proposify, PandaDoc, Qwilr, HelloSign

Projects & Products

• Web content inventory / audit software: GatherContent, Content Auditor

• WordPress hosting: WP Engine, Pagely, Liquid Web, Pantheon, SiteGround

• CMS platforms: Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Sitecore

• Compliance for websites & apps: iubenda

• PM / software dev tools: Wrike, LeanKit, ScrumDo, Jira, Basecamp, Trello / Scrum for Trello, GitHub Issues

• Status reports: TeamDynamix, Smartsheet

• Virtual Server: Amazon Lightsail

• Electronic whiteboards: Jamboard, Blackboard by Boogie Board

Operations

• Recruitment software: Workable, Breezy HR

• Developer / programming job board: Stack Overflow

• Professional employer organizations (PEO): ADP, TriNet

• Background checks: Paychex

• Employee engagement: Know Your Company

• Health care management: Zenefits, CGS Health

• Business phone system: Dialpad

• Intranet: ThoughtFarmer

• Holiday gift ideas: Kiva, Brownie Points

• Hurricane preparedness: Hurricane Preparedness Policy at Revelry

• CPA / tax consulting: Jody Grunden / Summit CPA Group

• Public speaking training: Toastmasters, Alan Hoffler, Speakeasy

In-House Training / Apprenticeships

• Onboarding and the Cost of Team Debt

• How Long Does It Take to Get Fully Productive?

• Louder Than Ten

• Apprenticeships at Sparkbox

• Employing an Apprentice

• Canada Job Grant | ESDC

• CTRL+CLICK Biz Growth & Hiring with Ross Nover

Worth the Read

• How to Organize a Retreat

• Enterprise Design Sprints

• SPIN Selling

• The Great Debate: Time & Materials Versus Value Pricing

• Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

• Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time

• Life After PM: Things to Consider When Moving into Management

• Storytelling

  • Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen

  • The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

  • The Power of Storytelling: Captivate, Convince or Convert Any Business Audience Using Stories from Top CEOs

  • Squirrel Inc.: A Fable of Leadership through Storytelling 

  • The Leader's Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative

  • Lead with a Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives that Captivate, Convince and Inspire
    

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