Most people think that the whole point of event planning, after all, is to plan an event and that's it. But there's more to event planning than most people think. We live in a world where crises occur often, people only think about weather disasters and news stories, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, shootings, kidnappings, terrorist attacks, road accidents. plane, etc. But most people don't recognize seizures. In organizations, whether for-profit or non-profit, crises occur more often than expected. Fortunately, many of these organizations and businesses respond quickly when a crisis arises. However, this is not always the case, but as an event planner, countless disasters can happen when planning an event. Therefore, being a successful event planner involves not only planning an event, but also planning for the absolute worst-case scenarios. The purpose of this article is to combine crisis leadership and event planning and provide effective strategies for professional event planners to follow. . The four main crisis leadership strategies are (1) types of crisis (2) stages of crisis (3) crisis management plan (4) effective communication. Event planners need to be aware of each of these elements. Research has indicated that it is important to be a leader in event planning and to begin with, you need to prepare and plan for crisis events in advance rather than falling victim to them. Hackman and Johnson (2009) claim specific categories, types, and stages of a crisis, asserting that knowing your enemy “is the first step toward effective crisis leadership.” Leaders cannot prepare for or manage a crisis until they have a better understanding of current crises and how they unfold. Crisis... middle of paper ...... each part of its responsibilities and "be prepared to convince your organization that the event is very significant (poses a great risk), is an immediate threat and cannot be resolved by ordinary measures and procedures. Put the crisis management plan into action and mobilize the crisis management team” (Hackman & Johnson, 2009). In conclusion, the research indicated that there are several strategies to becoming a strong event planning leader and that in general, the event planner must plan well in advance. After that, the event organizer must check and recheck and be constantly aware and prepared for the occurrence of a crisis event. Leaders are the face of an organization and knowing the types of crisis, stages of crisis, creating a crisis management plan, and knowing how to lead during crisis are essential strategies for being an effective crisis leader..