Happiness is a ticked off list! - Karen Lindsey

Organising a corporate event but nervous at the prospect? Follow these practical and insightful steps and you will consistently achieve fantastic results with the least amount of fuss, stress and worry.
A respected British professional with twenty one years’ experience of organising events for blue chip companies, celebrity attended ‘bashes’ and, most recently, logistical coordinator and event manager for the Mel B (of Spice Girls fame) promotional tour, Karen Lindsey shares her knowledge, demonstrates fail safe processes and provides insider tips on how to survive the many trials and tribulations of life as a proficient event organiser. This authentic book, with a fresh and relevant approach, will become your ultimate reference guide for now and many years to come.
Happiness is a ticked off list!is a step by step guide on how to successfully organise and manage a corporate event.
It shares with the reader how to successfully consider, identify, source and confirm all suppliers, whilst at the same time highlighting various pitfalls. It introduces two key documents (the Itinerary and Benchmark Schedule) and demonstrates how, when these two key documents are applied to the organisational process, the reader can save much time, effort and their sanity! Often recounting real life situations, the organisation and management process is keenly demonstrated by means of a fictional event, thus ensuring a practical understanding of the process.
A chapter is also dedicated to the many idiosyncrasies that need to be considered when organising a range of events. Additional support features include: Health and Safety guidance, example documents, top tips, a ‘fail safe’ Ultimate Tick List and UK based industry contacts.