Why Leaders Should Stop Winning So Much

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Marshall Goldsmith

Is there such a thing as winning too much? Winners love to win, even when winning adds little or no value. In this new video, Marshall Goldsmith, one of the most influential management thinkers in the world and a member of i4cp’s Thought Leader Consortium, outlines why leaders need to win less.

The video is the first of a series of videos and blogs by Marshall and Thinkers50. Marshall’s video blogs, and accompanying written blogs, will be posted once a week for the next 50 weeks. The series will incorporate learning from Marshall’s 38 years of experience with top executives, as well as material from his previous research, articles and books, including What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, MOJO, Coaching for Leadership, and Succession: Are You Ready?

Erik Samdahl

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.