Deck 4: Event Leadership Through Human Resource and Time Management

Question 1

One major difference between corporate events and those funded by the use of not for profit organizations is the use of:

A) Full time staff
B) Temporary help
C) Leaders
D) Volunteers

Answer 1

Volunteers

Question 2

To encourage volunteers to continue to support your event, you must include:

A) Rewards
B) Cash
C) Free use of cars
D) None of the above

Answer 2

Rewards

Question 3

The Event Leader should appear at the center or near the top of the:

A) Ledger
B) Budget
C) Organizational chart
D) Command center

Answer 3

Organizational chart

Question 4

A bottom up organizational chart is primarily used to depict:

A) Extremely rigid organizations
B) Volunteer organizations
C) Military organizations
D) Sophisticated corporate organizations

Question 5

Every event organization should have:

A) Written policies and procedures
B) Scale models
C) Life drawings
D) Medical screenings

Question 6

Procedures are:

A) Conceived and approved by the organizations trustees
B) The implementation tactics for policy
C) Not essential
D) None of the above

Question 7

The more efficient you are in your time management:

A) The less likely you will be to run overtime
B) The more likely you will be to finish your tasks early
C) The more projects you manage will be completed
D) All of the above

Question 8

All volunteers must be:

A) Trained
B) Experienced
C) Quick
D) Personable

Question 9

Prior to training volunteers, you must provide a comprehensive event:

A) Test
B) Examination
C) Orientation
D) Interview

Question 10

To recruit excellent staff and volunteers, you could:

A) Seek referrals from current volunteers
B) Call people in the phone book
C) Make an announcement at a ball game
D) None of the above

Question 11

You may inspire volunteers by:

A) Having previous volunteers give testimonials.
B) Showing a video of past events
C) Offering payment
D) A & B

Question 12

A planned event policy is a:

A) Broad overview of a problem and the control measures for correcting the problem
B) Consequence for making a mistake
C) Law
D) All of the above

Question 13

A procedure is:

A) How you implement the policy
B) Examples of the policy in practice
C) A & B
D) A written set of instructions

Question 14

A practice is:

A) An example of how you implement the policy
B) A future implementation scheme
C) A case study
D) A finalized regulation

Question 15

A top down organization chart is one that may be used by:

A) Military
B) Large corporations
C) Government agencies
D) All of the above

Question 16

A bottom up organization chart is one that is used by:

A) Volunteer driven organizations
B) Large corporations
C) Government agencies
D) All of the above

Question 17

Staff diversity is important because:

A) Diverse experiences and opinions better inform event decisions
B) Diversity sustains the life of the event
C) You need to be inclusive and represent your stakeholders
D) All of the above

Question 18

If you are planning an event with individuals of different age levels, you should consult:

A) 18-25 year olds
B) 26-35 year olds
C) A representative sample that includes various age levels
D) Those 50 years of age and above because they have more experience

Question 19

The event planner should be located in the organizational chart:

A) Somewhere near the upper center
B) Very top
C) Very bottom
D) Far right

Question 20

To overcome noise and static during the communication process, you should:

A) Find a quiet time and place to meet
B) B Plan the meeting in advance
C) A & B
D) None of the above