You’ve probably heard plenty of ‘best practice’ advice on the steps involved in creating a resource management plan. But when it comes down to doing it yourself, how often is resource smoothing part of the process?…
Just 34% of project managers report completing projects “mostly or always” on time. So, most project managers are getting tripped up by project delays, which put a strain on everyone involved and also strain the bottom…
As a project manager, you ensure that your team has the resources they need to get the job done. But what happens if you have competing priorities – deadline vs available resources? You may choose to…
We've added to our growing list of calendar integrations with a neat, new two-way sync for Outlook Calendar. Set it up in seconds and reduce the risk of conflicting commitments and missed deadlines.
Most people think the Great Resignation—employees quitting their jobs in droves—is a fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s true that the pandemic opened our eyes to the possibilities of remote work and better work-life balance, but…
Your employees are at the epicenter of your business operations. And just like the far-reaching impact of an earthquake, the shockwaves that result from poor human resource planning are felt throughout the organization—in the form of…
Cast your mind back 10 years to 2012. It was the year Barack Obama was re-elected as President. The year the Olympic Games were held in London. And the year Queen Elizabeth celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.…
The Avengers. AFC Richmond. Pawnee’s Parks and Recreation Department. Besides the fact that we’d love to join each one of these fictional groups, what else do these legendary teams have in common? Legendary leaders. Nick Fury…
Oyster mushrooms start to grow when you shock them by moving them from a dark and dry room to a bright and humid one. Unexpectedness is part of the plan. Your projects and employees need a…
A new “virus” is going around, and it’s highly contagious. “Quitagion,” as the New York Times recently termed it, persuades employees to quit their jobs because they see co-workers making a choice to live better—higher pay,…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the COVID-19 pandemic started (#nojudgment), you’ve probably heard over and over that remote work is here to stay. Owl Labs found that 69% of U.S. respondents work remotely…
Research shows the many benefits of visual decluttering – better focus, higher productivity, and greater mental well-being. The same benefits of organizing your home apply to organizing your work calendar. They are a visual representation of…
When a full-time employee says they work 40 hours a week, they don’t actually spend all 40 hours engaged in productive tasks – that’s completely normal and shouldn’t surprise you. A more realistic picture of an…
Our new two-way sync for Google Calendar allows you to synchronise your Resource Guru schedule with Google Calendar, so you can have full visibility of team availability, all in one place.
Resource management is already complicated – you don’t need to add more stress by using tools that hinder more than help you. But frustration and mistakes are inevitable for resource managers using cumbersome spreadsheets or task-based…
