Want to become better at what you are already doing? Of course you do. We have been asked this question time and again no matter where we go. So what does it really take to be the best? I'll let you in on a wider perspective of How it is vs. How it should be.
To be called an event manager; which by the way takes up a lot to be recognized by the society even if it forms a part of one of the top most stressful career options to exist, comes with a lot of responsibilities to deal with.
Let's get down to ground realities:
1. Event Managers don't delegate tasks according to interests/caliber
2. Vendors don't show up on time (when has this not happened?)
3. Lack of trust has turned into agitation and you'll see everyone on the team angry about something they probably don't know themselves!
So Why Is the Work Culture Awful?
Let me give you a solid reality of how you can be the change in this industry that we see.
We often think how wonderful it would be to start your own company and be the change, that is the reason why so many event management companies have mushroomed since a couple of years. I will let you in on the dont's of events so you can make your company a better place!
Let's set down some guidelines from which I see the industry really gain momentum from:
Let's talk about Hierarchy. Hierarchy tends to bring in a lot of pressure and reporting to managers who report to managers makes things so difficult if a decision needs to be made. The need to submit their creativity for the company should be natural and not pass through levels of managers for an approval. It is a very tiresome process.
How is it affecting the work structure you ask? Hierarchy is necessary to take decisions and sometimes decisions need to be taken by team members whom you have to trust. Trust is the most important factor when it comes to giving responsibility. How would you work if your boss micro-manages everything? So we start from there.
In a Hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence - Laurence J. Peter
I get it, it does seem like a new concept but my point isn't slashing the hierachy completely, it's just to empower your own team by trusting them.
Try this and stay tuned for the upcoming guidelines.
Until next week!