Episode 12: The 7 Skills or Traits Event Leaders Need
Leading or chairing an event is NOT for everyone. See if you have the seven skills or traits event leaders need.
Are you the leader of a nonprofit and are looking for someone to chair your next event? Maybe you’ve been asked to lead an event or are thinking about stepping into the event leadership role,
Before you start recruiting or before you say ‘yes’, learn the 7 skills or traits event leaders need.
Leading or chairing an event is NOT for everyone. I had a client say to me, “I’m the kind of person who throws a dinner party and forgets the forks”. This was her funny way of saying she was a big-picture thinker. Being highly organized and focusing on the details wasn’t her strong suit.
Understanding the skills and traits an event leader needs will save you time and lots of headaches in the long run.
Use this list to take an honest assessment of yourself or to find someone who is suited for the event leadership role and will be happy doing it which will benefit your organization.
Now that sounds like a plan!
Listener Action Item:
If you need to, go back through this episode and write down all 7 of these skills and traits.
For the leader at a nonprofit searching for someone to lead your next event, you can use these traits in a few ways:
To help craft a job posting.
Keep this list front & center as you brainstorm names of people you might want to ask.
If you’re in the process of interviewing people for this role, you can rate your candidates on each of these skills and traits. Use a scale of 1-5 (1 = weakest, 5 = strongest). That way you’ll have an apples to apples comparison for each candidate.
For the volunteer who is thinking about stepping into this role:
Rate yourself on each of these traits using a scale of 1-5 (1 = weakest, 5 = strongest). Be HONEST with yourself. You’re not doing the organization or yourself any good if you over-inflate your numbers. From there you can decide if you will ROCk the event chair role or if you should opt for being a team member.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Article from medium.com: 10 Traits of a Genuine People Person
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