Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Apr 28, 2023
Learn why it is important to vet LinkedIn profiles before establishing connections. Detailed scrutiny of a person's career progression, education, connections, and recommendations to assess authenticity. Some fraudsters manage to build a deceptive profile by adding new, often fake, jobs over time, a...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Mar 12, 2020
Up until now, many companies were still clinging to the idea that you have to be in an office for them to believe you are working and being productive. I can understand the reason behind the antiquated thought. Management is behind the times. The company is not ready to embrace the necessary chang...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Nov 25, 2019
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was introduced as a bill January 3, 2018 and signed into law June 28, 2018. Of course, the before it was a bill it was a murmur in California beginning in 2017. I mention these dates as they will be important as you consider how the state will move fo...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Oct 22, 2018
Previously, I released a video that spoke about planning your journey. In this video I talk a little bit more about understanding the details you will need for that journey. Not only should you be creating a list of tasks, but you should be getting details around those tasks so you are specific in w...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Oct 15, 2018
Why are so many people afraid of compeition? When a big competitor enters a new market a lot of smaller players in that market immediately enter panic mode. Why? Instead of panicing why not step up your game?! You need to get a better idea of who your customers are and why this new player thinks the...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Oct 8, 2018
There is so much on my plate that I sometimes find myself speeding toward a brick wall. To avoid that brick wall I have created a process for myself that enables me to step back from the harder work and tackle much smaller and management tasks. I call it Dumb Dumb Work. A list of quick tasks I can k...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Oct 1, 2018
I am by no means a clock-watcher. However, there are limits to how much I am going to devote to a job. Something as simple as answering emails to and from work is overtime. If you are already giving your job 8 hours a day, you are giving then even more time when you choose to work during your commut...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Sep 24, 2018
I met with a woman that had a general idea of what she wanted to do with her new business. When I sat with her she gave me a nice overview. It stopped there. She was unable to get into the details of her business. That is when I started working with her to develop a plan for the journey toward succe...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Sep 17, 2018
An example of sticking with it. The idea of not stopping just because you get a little bit of resistance. You have to listen to who you are speaking with and find out what they are looking for or identify an opportunity for what you are trying to get across to them. Understand what they want or ne...
Edward Johnson, PMP, CSM | Sep 10, 2018
I am here to give you tools that can help you move forward in business or your career. In this article we are discussing time limits. You have to understand your time limits when dealing with prospective clients. You need to keep the various stages of the sales process within acceptable parameter...