October Resource Roundup

October was all treats, no tricks, as the community traded resources and tools online and in person at Owner Camp. Much of the conversation focused on finding the right people and building successful teams, as well as tools and resources to make organizations run more smoothly and profitably.

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Talent, Hiring & HR

• Freelance talent: Toptal, Upwork

• Applicant tracking system: Hire by Google

• Employee referral software: ROIKOI

• Salary info: PayScale, 2018 State of Salaries Report

• HR management tools: BambooHR, Kin HR, EaseCentral

• Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart & Randy Street

• Reinventing Performance Management

• The Art of Happiness at Work by the Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler

• Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler

Operations

• The Great Debate: Time & Materials Versus Value Pricing

• Agency contract template: Bureau Standard Form of Agreement for Digital Services

• Agency management software: Productive

• VoIP Internet phone service: VoIP.ms

• VPN: TunnelBear

• Custom notebooks: Baron Fig, Gemline, JB Custom Journals, Scout Books 

• Volunteer Opportunities (Muhammad Ali Center app): MeWe: Volunteer Together

Metrics & Measurement

• Key Performance Indicator (KPI): KPI Library

• Net Promoter Score (NPS) tool: Thermostat

• Project budget & success tracking: Price&Cost

• Mobile analytics tools: Appsee, Mixpanel, Kissmetrics, Crashlytics, Segment

Tools for Projects & Products

• Transcription service: Rev, Transcription Hub

• Forums / user management: bbPress, Discourse

• Multilingual plugin: WPML

• Bug tracker: BugHerd

Worth the Read / Listen

• Values. Work. Money. Doubt — A Reality Check at Studio Rodrigo

• EO: Gerry O'Brion, What Big Brands Know

• The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen

• Design Systems — In the Wild

• What Is Strategy?

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

• Leading Change by John P. Kotter

• 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization

• CTRL+CLICK CAST podcast

Want to dig deeper into strategies and tools? Join us at an upcoming event to learn and grow with a community of peers.