{"id":10188,"date":"2026-10-07T14:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/?p=10188"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:12:46","slug":"guru-gathering-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/team-updates\/guru-gathering-2026","title":{"rendered":"Guru Gathering 2026: The Morocco Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re new here, hi. \ud83d\udc4b At Resource Guru, we\u2019re a fully remote team building <a href=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource management software<\/a> that helps keep your team\u2019s workloads balanced and your projects profitable. The Guru Gathering is our yearly company retreat, and this year it took place in Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our incomparable Talent Guru, Imogen, pulled out all the stops to help us hit the goals of the Gathering:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alignment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The analogy we like to use is that we all want to be sailing the same ship in the right direction. At the Gathering, we discuss the coming year and lessons learned from the previous one<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Getting to know each other better<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; We\u2019re a distributed team, and while we\u2019re tight-knit and openly share things about ourselves, there\u2019s a nice bonus in being able to shoot the breeze in person<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Changing perspective and refreshing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; We champion remote working, but a change of scenery is good for the soul (that\u2019s also in our remote working guidelines, for the record)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Getting some work done<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; That\u2019s a given, but we experimented with a new format this year. More on that in a bit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please enjoy a day-by-day blow-by-blow of the whole adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 1 &#8211; Distinctly \u201cMarrakesh\u201d moments<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scan the photos and you\u2019ll notice the team looks a little different to how it did in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/team-updates\/guru-gathering-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madrid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10189\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10189\" class=\"wp-image-10189 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-895x671.png\" alt=\"The Resource Guru team at the Guru Gathering 2026.\" width=\"895\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-895x671.png.webp 895w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-948x711.png.webp 948w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-1536x1152.png.webp 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-310x233.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-1748x1311.png 1748w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-895x671@2x.png.webp 1790w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-948x711@2x.png.webp 1896w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5423-1-310x233@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Bonus: no one blinked!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t mean that we\u2019ve all aged a year (and I\u2019d thank you for not pointing that out.) I mean we\u2019ve had the joy of welcoming a bunch of new Gurus in the last 12 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some of them, it was their first time meeting their peers IRL, which made it extra special, even by usual Guru Gathering standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10200\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10200\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-503x671.png\" alt=\"Welcome card included in 2026 Guru Gathering swag bags.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-503x671.png.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-533x711.png.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-1152x1536.png.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-310x413.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-503x671@2x.png.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-533x711@2x.png.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7801-1-1-310x413@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A warm welcome was received by all, both on paper and in person<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After clocking some serious mileage en route \u2014 1,820 mi (2,935 km) for some \u2014 refueling was essential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first team meal was a spread of Moroccan delicacies that put the \u201cspectacle\u201d in \u201cspectacular.\u201d Dinner with a show is pretty much a Gathering tradition, and this year was no exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I challenge you to find another team retreat that comes with candle-balancing belly dancers\u2026 Or another use of that sentence in recorded history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, after all that excitement and some minor jetlag, the team turned in for the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 2 &#8211; Slideshows and system prompts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Guru Gathering tradition is kicking off day two with presentations. Sounds stuffy, but the title slides prove otherwise:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10194\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10194\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10194\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-895x671.png\" alt=\"A presentation slide that reads &quot;The department of things you'd rather not think about.&quot;\" width=\"895\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-895x671.png.webp 895w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-948x711.png.webp 948w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-1536x1152.png.webp 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-310x233.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-1748x1311.png 1748w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2.png 2048w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-895x671@2x.png.webp 1790w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-948x711@2x.png.webp 1896w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_4726-2-310x233@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Business Ops &amp; Compliance, we salute you<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our founders, Andrew and Percy, kick off the presentations, followed by department leads. And, I don\u2019t know about you, but I think our 6-minute slots are *chef\u2019s kiss*.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our take on presentations is always so smooth because each one is tight, and has a specific purpose: reflect on wins and where there\u2019s room for improvement, and set the scene for next year\u2019s plans and priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given we\u2019re a software company in 2026, no prizes for guessing that AI was a hot topic among the presenters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10196\" style=\"width: 905px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10196\" class=\"wp-image-10196 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-895x671.png\" alt=\"Presentation title slide that reads &quot;Resource Guru in the Age of AI.&quot;\" width=\"895\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-895x671.png.webp 895w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-948x711.png.webp 948w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-1536x1152.png.webp 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-310x233.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-1200x900.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-1748x1311.png 1748w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1.png 2048w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-895x671@2x.png.webp 1790w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-948x711@2x.png.webp 1896w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5414-1-310x233@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Our CTO, Kevin, stopping the robots from giving us existential crises<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We see AI as a huge opportunity. We\u2019re a lean team with massive ambition and talent, and AI amplifies both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can see our first foray into AI in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/product-updates\/mcp-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MCP server<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case in point: after the presentations, we split into small groups to build a new AI agent each, with our most seasoned practitioners helping where needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After wrangling the robots, it was tea time, featuring traditional Moroccan mint. Refreshed, the team then demoed what they\u2019d built.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also shared plans to tighten up and deploy the workflows after the Gathering, making our lives easier and freeing up time for new projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote quote--default quote--green\"><div class=\"quote__text\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing how much progress we can make in just a few hours when we stay curious, share ideas and work together.<\/p>\n<p>The AI workshop showed how powerful it can be to learn from one another and turn new possibilities into real action. Now, we can take that energy back to our everyday work and create a lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>Chris, our Senior Performance and Growth Marketing Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all that hard work, it was time for a delicious dinner, some well-earned drinks, and another sweet surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10197\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10197\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10197\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-503x671.jpg\" alt=\"Head of Product at Resource Guru with his birthday cake.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-503x671.jpg.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-533x711.jpg.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-1152x1536.jpg.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-1536x2048.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-310x413.jpg.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-1748x2331.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-503x671@2x.jpg.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-533x711@2x.jpg.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-1152x1536@2x.jpg.webp 2304w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8095-310x413@2x.jpg.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Happy belated birthday to our Senior Product Manager, Anton<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a sensible number of cocktails and glasses of wine, the night wound down, and the team rested up ahead of the last full day of Guru Gathering 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 3 &#8211; Sailing the skies and supper at sunset<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does that saying go? \u201cThe early bird catches the\u2026\u201d hot air balloon ride? Well, that was fitting on day 3, at least. Some brave souls got up at 4am to soar over the desert.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10207\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10207\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-503x671.png\" alt=\"Some of Team Guru in a hot air balloon basket.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-503x671.png.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-533x711.png.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-1152x1536.png.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-310x413.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-503x671@2x.png.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-533x711@2x.png.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_5485-1-310x413@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Hot air ballooning is the only activity that makes you this happy at that hour of the morning<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what one of them had to say about the experience:<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote quote--default quote--green\"><div class=\"quote__text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;It was like a dream, especially with all the other balloons floating around you and the view of the mountains in the distance with so many spectacular textures and colors.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>Dana, our Senior Customer Support Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the team got a lie-in, then tried their hand at Moroccan-style cooking later in the morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10202\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10202\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10202\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-503x671.png\" alt=\"Some of the Resource Guru team at a cooking class in Morocco.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-503x671.png.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-533x711.png.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-1152x1536.png.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-310x413.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-503x671@2x.png.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-533x711@2x.png.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8195-1-310x413@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Apologies for the paper towels trying to steal the spotlight<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the alternative morning activity went down:<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote quote--default quote--green\"><div class=\"quote__text\"><p>&#8220;We were amazed by the speed of our cooking class instructor. She handled slippery tomato peeling and chopping much faster than the rest of us! Nothing went on fire, but we were definitely on fire trying to keep up!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <strong>Greta, our Senior Product Marketing Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free time followed to explore Marrakesh before the team reconvened for a final meal to mark the end of the Gathering. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tagines abounded, but the most interesting thing on the menu was probably the fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10204\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10204\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-503x671.png\" alt=\"Man eating fire.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-503x671.png.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-533x711.png.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-1152x1536.png.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-310x413.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-503x671@2x.png.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-533x711@2x.png.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_8330-1-310x413@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Wonder where that sits on the Scoville scale<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To top it off, the team was treated to a bucket-list-worthy view of camels crossing the desert at sunset until, inevitably, our Gurus headed back to the fabulous hotel for a final good night\u2019s sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10203\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10203\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10203\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-503x671.png\" alt=\"Camels in the Moroccan dessert.\" width=\"503\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-503x671.png.webp 503w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-533x711.png.webp 533w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-1152x1536.png.webp 1152w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-310x413.png.webp 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-1200x1600.png 1200w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1.png 1512w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-503x671@2x.png.webp 1006w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-533x711@2x.png.webp 1066w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_7944-1-310x413@2x.png.webp 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Could be dromedaries actually. Hard to tell from this distance<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day 4 &#8211; A fond farewell<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can always feel the \u201cI don\u2019t want to go home yet!\u201d energy on the departures day of the Guru Gathering. In Morocco, that even included one of our QA analysts who has a fear of snakes. Not ideal given the location! \ud83d\ude31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re a tight-knit team and this yearly opportunity to catch up and collaborate always leaves us counting down the days until the next one. It feels bittersweet when it\u2019s over, but this year\u2019s Gathering closed with a clear plan for the year ahead, new AI agents to build on, and a team that feels closer than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s next for Team Guru?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You tell me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, genuinely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use our software, you can always ask for new features on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.productboard.com\/u3wdgytlr9dhqrdkzqf46ybi\/tabs\/2-planned\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">product portal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our team reviews and prioritizes based on these requests all the time. It\u2019s not just a suggestion box.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The non-facetious answer is that the team\u2019s re-energized and full of fresh ideas to make our customers even happier in the coming year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve been on Team Guru for a while now and say this after every Gathering, but I mean it every time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve never worked anywhere where people pour so much energy into making the product the best it can be, care into mastering their craft, and effort into being open and inclusive with each other.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s what makes the other 361 days of being a Guru as magical as an exotic few days away with your work pals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, we\u2019ll keep doing what we\u2019ve always done \u2014 helping you embrace smarter scheduling that makes for profitable projects and happy teams. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019d like to see the fruits of our collective labor, Resource Guru is free to try and you can get started here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"freetrial freetrial--text-light freetrial--default\"><div class=\"freetrial__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/free-trial-310x218.png\" class=\"attachment-freetrial size-freetrial wp-post-image\" alt=\"Screenshot of Resource Guru&#039;s resource scheduling platform.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/free-trial-310x218.png 310w, https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/free-trial.png 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"freetrial__text\"><h4>The #1 scheduling tool trusted by thousands of project teams<\/h4>\n<p>Join thousands of project managers who have made scheduling a breeze.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.resourceguruapp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Trial<\/a> <a class=\"button button--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/resourceguruapp.com\/contact-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk to Sales<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See what our team got up to on our annual retreat, the Guru Gathering. 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