Leading with Compassion, Empathy, and Trust with Edward Johnson, Procurement Manager at ON24

Watching Paint Dry

Edward Johnson is the Procurement Manager at ON24, a cloud-based digital experience platform that helps businesses grow. Powered by AI, ON24 provides a system of engagement that enables businesses to scale conversions and drive revenue growth. The ON24 platform supports an average of four million professionals a month, equipped with global offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Edward is highly skilled in team and project management, facilities supervision, analysis, and problem-solving. Before working at ON24, Edward worked in facilities management for Dropbox and Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., and as a Construction Foreman for Rain Pro’s.

In this episode…

In any industry, this holds true: you’re only as good as your employees. However, there are certain principles a leader should uphold to cultivate healthy relationships and an exceptional work environment.

With 10 years of facilities management experience, Edward Johnson knows that a great leader should be able to mediate between tradesmen and corporate while building up their emotional intelligence to pivot during challenging times. He also emphasizes the importance of maintaining relationships — and trust — between all members of a team. According to Edward, you can improve these relationships by taking the time to appreciate a person and their potential, not just the transaction.

In this episode of Watching Paint Dry, Greg Owens sits down with Edward Johnson, Procurement Manager at ON24, to talk about the qualities of a great leader. Edward discusses his principles of leadership, the people that inspire him, and how facilities management is evolving. Plus, Edward shares all of the exciting things happening within the industry and how you can begin your career! Stay tuned.