Podcast: Religion and the Workplace

Erik Samdahl - Vice President of Marketing, i4cp

June 19, 2008

A few days ago, I wrote about the release of new research regarding religious workplace discrimination. The results found that a staggering amount of people have encountered or witnessed religious conflict between employees, and a fair percentage of instances where employees actually refused to work with someone based on their religious beliefs. Following that initial release, Anne Lindberg, a researcher at i4cp, wrote a great TrendWatcher titled, Mediating Religion Collisions in the Workplace.

The TrendWatcher draws upon sources beyond just i4cp research to examine how religious conflict arises, what companies are doing about it and what are some tips for human resources and managers alike to avoid or resolve such conflicts.

In addition, you can find out more about this subject by checking out this new article in Diversity Executive magazine (which includes an interview with Anne) and also this new podcast from TotalPicture Radio, which... also includes an interview with Anne. The podcast is just over 17 minutes long.

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.