If you are planning a f?te, a church social, a street party, a fund-raising event or something like that, you will of course want it to be a success. In order for it to become successful, you will need to have lots going on, so you will require collaborators to help you organize and run sections of the whole event.
For instance, you will require someone to liaise with the stallholders, someone to liaise with the caterers, the bar, the stage, security, et cetera, et cetera and in all probability you will sit in the centre of the web holding everything together, soothing tattered nerves and providing advice. For this to work well you will have to have a team and the first part of your task will be to build that team and inspire it.
1] The first thing to do is calculate how many helpers you will need - one for each major role. You may need five or seven lieutenants and they have to be competent, dependable and honest. They can be friends but they can also become friends.
2] These officers might also need a few sergeants and you may have to help select these members of staff as well. Once you have your team, make certain that everyone knows his or her task and also knows how to do it. Remain approachable at all times. Be careful to not be intimidating to younger members. Attempt to build a camaraderie.
3] Do not be seen to just talk to your officers, make a point of talking to helpers on all levels and learn as many names as you can. Hold get-togethers to plan particulars of the event and let every person have their say.
4] Make it evident that the final judgment is yours but that up to that point everyone's opinion is valid. If there are disputes between departments, say catering and cleaning, listen to both sides carefully and have all your officers vote on the outcome if you want.
5] Keep your finance officer and legal adviser close to you and listen to them fastidiously. If your legal officer says that you need criminal record checks on potential helpers, do it. Let everyone see that they are part of a team that is attempting to become as professional as it can be - it will make them proud to be a part of it.
6] One extra, very convenient person to have on the team, is like a minister without portfolio. A Mr. Fixit - someone who knows everybody and where he can get his hands on anything at a moment's notice. This person will prove invaluable when things go wrong as they surely will.
Your team is your guarantee of success and you are the one that has to turn a group of amateurs and individuals into a professional team capable of staging an event that will give people a good time, raise money and have people waiting eagerly for the next one and the way that you do this is called team building - some have it instinctively and others have to learn it.
For instance, you will require someone to liaise with the stallholders, someone to liaise with the caterers, the bar, the stage, security, et cetera, et cetera and in all probability you will sit in the centre of the web holding everything together, soothing tattered nerves and providing advice. For this to work well you will have to have a team and the first part of your task will be to build that team and inspire it.
1] The first thing to do is calculate how many helpers you will need - one for each major role. You may need five or seven lieutenants and they have to be competent, dependable and honest. They can be friends but they can also become friends.
2] These officers might also need a few sergeants and you may have to help select these members of staff as well. Once you have your team, make certain that everyone knows his or her task and also knows how to do it. Remain approachable at all times. Be careful to not be intimidating to younger members. Attempt to build a camaraderie.
3] Do not be seen to just talk to your officers, make a point of talking to helpers on all levels and learn as many names as you can. Hold get-togethers to plan particulars of the event and let every person have their say.
4] Make it evident that the final judgment is yours but that up to that point everyone's opinion is valid. If there are disputes between departments, say catering and cleaning, listen to both sides carefully and have all your officers vote on the outcome if you want.
5] Keep your finance officer and legal adviser close to you and listen to them fastidiously. If your legal officer says that you need criminal record checks on potential helpers, do it. Let everyone see that they are part of a team that is attempting to become as professional as it can be - it will make them proud to be a part of it.
6] One extra, very convenient person to have on the team, is like a minister without portfolio. A Mr. Fixit - someone who knows everybody and where he can get his hands on anything at a moment's notice. This person will prove invaluable when things go wrong as they surely will.
Your team is your guarantee of success and you are the one that has to turn a group of amateurs and individuals into a professional team capable of staging an event that will give people a good time, raise money and have people waiting eagerly for the next one and the way that you do this is called team building - some have it instinctively and others have to learn it.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on a variety of subjects, but is now involved with team building activities for teenagers. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at Small Team Building Activities
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