Introduction to event

 4.6 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 
We all are aware that success is relationship driven? A successful manager always 
manages to create and foster a solid foundation of trust and relationships with both 
employees and clients. Investing time, effort and even emotion to strengthen 
relations internally as well as externally reap unparalleled success to any event 
manager. The statement implies that you need to build a one-on-one relationship 
with key employee of your organisation. The key here is accessibility. A small 
gesture as greeting even the junior and appreciating work of others will inspire 
feelings of being personally mentored by the Manager. 
4.6.1 Trustworthiness 
Amidst the bounty of essential leadership skills to strive for, trustworthiness has 
crossed the mile to become as crucial a skill as confidence or competence. Today 
the event world shifting from vertical to horizontal, the critical success factor has 
moved from ‗power‘ to ‗power of trust.‘ 

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In the present digital age, the extent to which you appear as an honest and 
trustworthy manager will determine your success trail. Display of traits like honesty 
and integrity will encourage team-building, robust communication and foster trust 
and respect at all levels. The core of trustworthiness is integrity and truthfulness. It is 
the foundation quality for any business success. 
4.7 DELEGATION
A competent event manager will be able to successfully and accurately delegate 
tasks. Doing this requires an in-depth understanding of the individuals, their talents, 
skills, expertise, and passions. Utilizing this knowledge and appropriately delegating 
tasks to the right members is the recipe for the best possible even result. When 
members are assigned tasks that best fit them, they are more inclined to trust their 
manager. And in turn, event managers must maintain a proper balance of checking 
work, controlling and delegating tasks and develop a mutual trust between 
themselves and their group.