{"id":301,"date":"2024-04-09T15:40:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2024-04-09T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:40:13","slug":"best-planners-ossess-these-5-characteristics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/best-planners-ossess-these-5-characteristics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Meeting\/Event Planners Possess These 5 Characteristics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c8d9bb1652\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c8d9bb1652\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/best-planners-ossess-these-5-characteristics\/#The_Best_Planners_Are_the_Ones_That_You_Dont_Mind_Going_the_Extra_Mile_for\" title=\"The Best Planners Are the Ones That You Don\u2019t Mind Going the Extra Mile for\">The Best Planners Are the Ones That You Don\u2019t Mind Going the Extra Mile for<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/best-planners-ossess-these-5-characteristics\/#Meeting_and_event_planning_can_be_a_very_rewarding_career_The_best_planners_out_there_know_how_to_develop_and_grow_a_team_to_ensure_that_they_have_all_of_their_bases_covered_If_youre_fortunate_enough_to_be_working_for_one_of_the_good_ones_take_advantage_of_the_situation_Youre_going_to_learn_information_about_the_job_that_event_planning_courses_simply_cant_teach_you_I_guess_they_call_that_experience\" title=\"Meeting and event planning can be a very rewarding career. The best planners out there know how to develop and grow a team to ensure that they have all of their bases covered. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to be working for one of the good ones take advantage of the situation. You\u2019re going to learn information about the job that event planning courses simply can\u2019t teach you. I guess they call that experience.\">Meeting and event planning can be a very rewarding career. The best planners out there know how to develop and grow a team to ensure that they have all of their bases covered. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to be working for one of the good ones take advantage of the situation. You\u2019re going to learn information about the job that event planning courses simply can\u2019t teach you. I guess they call that experience.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>There are good meeting and event planners and there are bad ones. Like most industries it\u2019s just the way it is. If you\u2019ve been in the event planning industry for a while then no doubt you\u2019ve worked with some of the good ones and, unfortunately, some bad ones too. From my own experiences the best planners are the ones that you don\u2019t mind going the extra mile for. And at the same time whenever I\u2019ve had the unfortunate opportunity of working&nbsp;with bad planners, I would always keep telling myself that I\u2019m doing this for the delegates. That would help make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210117193301\/http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/3-signs-bad-meeting-planner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 Telltale Signs You\u2019re Working with a Bad Meeting Planner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Planners_Are_the_Ones_That_You_Dont_Mind_Going_the_Extra_Mile_for\"><\/span>The Best Planners Are the Ones That You Don\u2019t Mind Going the Extra Mile for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back at all of the meeting and event planners that I worked with, I\u2019ve determined that all of the good ones seem to possess some common personality traits, characteristics as it were. Good meeting planners, or team leaders, aren\u2019t intimidated by someone else\u2019s strengths. Quite the contrary. A good planner knows how to bring out the best qualities in his or her teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Five characteristics that great meeting and event planners possess:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integrity.<\/strong>&nbsp;Someone whose words you can trust. You know that if they say something then they will deliver. They are true to their words. I can\u2019t tell you how many times my company has put together proposals only to find out that the meeting planners in question then took those ideas and contacted the venues directly. Luckily for us, we had excellent relationships with our suppliers and they would, most often, give us a referral fee for the piece of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listening skills.<\/strong>&nbsp;Believe it or not there are people out there that will actually listen to what\u2019s being said and take it under consideration to make a decision. A great meeting planner isn\u2019t afraid that someone else\u2019s ideas are better than his or her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Negotiation skills.<\/strong>&nbsp;Negotiating is a fine art. This is a characteristic that will tell you how much of a leader the person is. If a planner is negotiating by intimidation, my advice would be to run away as fast as you can. To me intimidation shows lack of confidence and ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problem-solving.<\/strong>&nbsp;As anyone who\u2019s been in the industry long enough knows, Murphy\u2019s law plays a huge role in meeting and event planning. But it\u2019s how planners handles the situation that tells you what kind of leaders they are. Are they running around screaming at everybody trying to make things right or do they remain calm (during the storm) while putting corrective measures into action?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Passion.<\/strong>&nbsp;If people get into meeting and event planning because they think the travel is exotic, they\u2019re in for a rude awakening. Now don\u2019t get me wrong, it is nice to get out there and see some of the great destinations in the world. But, as I\u2019ve mentioned many times here before, there are many meeting planners that don\u2019t even know what city they\u2019re in. They are simply that busy. But if the industry is a passion, a planner will rise to the occasion and actually be motivated by the challenges of his or her job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meeting_and_event_planning_can_be_a_very_rewarding_career_The_best_planners_out_there_know_how_to_develop_and_grow_a_team_to_ensure_that_they_have_all_of_their_bases_covered_If_youre_fortunate_enough_to_be_working_for_one_of_the_good_ones_take_advantage_of_the_situation_Youre_going_to_learn_information_about_the_job_that_event_planning_courses_simply_cant_teach_you_I_guess_they_call_that_experience\"><\/span>Meeting and event planning can be a very rewarding career. The best planners out there know how to develop and grow a team to ensure that they have all of their bases covered. If you\u2019re fortunate enough to be working for one of the good ones take advantage of the situation. You\u2019re going to learn information about the job that event planning courses simply can\u2019t teach you. I guess they call that experience.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are good meeting and event planners and there are bad ones. Like most industries it\u2019s just the way it is. 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