What does it take to manage a successful event? How can you maintain your composure and treat everyone involved with respect? In this episode we reflect on our conversation with Rachel Coddington and we talk through the process of assigning roles and responsibilities, fostering a supportive environment, and keeping the gears of productivity and responsiveness moving in a team.

Key Topics and Takeaways

01:22 - Team Productivity and Responsiveness

We reflect on our conversation with Rachel Coddington and how she crafts a team structure so everyone knows their role and has the support they need. We explore the insight we gained from Rachel and our own experiences of working with her and managing large events.

14:10 - Managing Events With Composure and Respect

We talk through the importance of maintaining composure in front of the attendees, treating all members of your event team well and respecting the time, energy, and expertise of vendors with clear communication.

19:11 - Vendor and Volunteer Relationships

We examine the idea of anti-human versus pro-human dynamics, and how this impacts the event experience. Maintaining strong relationships with vendors is important, and we touch on the power dynamics of client-vendor relationships.

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