Webinar: Succession Planning in High-Performance Organizations

Erik Samdahl - Vice President of Marketing, i4cp

April 20, 2010

Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right positions is paramount to sustaining an organization’s growth and success. Identifying key positions, critical knowledge and skills, and the talent needed to meet short- and long-term goals should be top of mind for every business leader. Equally important is the process of developing and advancing employees in the succession pipeline. Yet despite the important connection between succession planning and business success, ASTD/i4cp’s newest study shows most companies admit their succession planning efforts have significant room for improvement.

In this webinar, presented by Tony Bingham, President and CEO of ASTD, and Kevin Oakes, CEO of i4cp, will reveal findings from the study, Improving Succession Plans: Harnessing the Power of Learning and Development, and discuss the critical trends that will help your organization align learning strategies and practices to long-term goals and organizational success.

The webinar is complimentary and takes place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21 at 1pm EDT. Register now!

Erik Samdahl, Vice President of Marketing

As vice president of marketing at i4cp, Erik is currently responsible for all marketing efforts for the company and works alongside several departments to execute organizational initiatives. He also oversees web development projects. Located in Seattle, WA, he brings over 15 years of Internet marketing experience, most of which are in the research industry.

Prior to i4cp, Erik worked as Internet Marketing Director at market research panel company GMI, where he was responsible for global online marketing and panel growth in several countries. He also managed the graphic design team and worked extensively with other departments on process improvements and plan development. GMI experienced exceptional revenue growth - several hundred percent - during his tenure. Prior to GMI, Erik founded FilmJabber.com, a movie review and information website that continues to grow in popularity and traffic.

Erik received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from Western Washington University.