Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 5

FROM THE PRESIDENT
John Sjovall

Career Paths to Success

W

Some exciting
things are just
around the corner.

ow, and thank you to all my friends,
peers and partners in the industry for
your support and confidence in me.  I
am excited to be the new SPBT board president
for the next two years and also daunted by how
things are changing - and changing so quickly.
Technology and the marketplace will keep us
very busy
transforming to
meet the new
needs of our
customers, both
internally and
externally to our
teams and
organizations.
This will also keep
our society
changing to meet
the needs of you,
our members, and
our partners; I
look forward to
the challenge.
Some exciting
things are just
around the corner
so stay tuned!
A question was
asked of me
recently: "What
was the path you
took to lead
training at Daiichi
Sankyo, and also
become the
president of
SPBT?"  I am not

sure there is a specific "yellow brick road" of
must-have roles to get where I am today.  I look
around the industry and we have CEOs who
were the heads of training groups, and we have
heads of training that have never been in
training before, and all are doing inspiring work. 
Passion and desire have allowed many of my
peers and myself to excel in our fields and attain
leadership positions. But, what I am speaking
about is not the classic passion and desire for
myself to succeed, but the passion and desire to
see others succeed!  When I was a M1 tank
platoon leader or new district manager, it was
not about how I could get promoted or on the
next awards list.  It was how I could help my
team and my partners get better.  How we could
share information and ideas so not only the
team, but the group/region and even the
company would be successful.
When you focus on the success of others -
and ask how you can help your team develop -
then we are all successful. I

With this issue we're pleased
to welcome John Sjovall, SPBT's
new president, and feature his
column each issue. For some final
thoughts from outgoing SPBT
president Carol Wells, see the
December 2013 issue of Bonus

Focus online,
www.spbt.org/bonusfocus

John Sjovall is president of SPBT and executive director, sales training &
development, at Daiichi Sankyo. Email John at jsjovall@dsi.com.

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Focus Magazine
From the President: Career Paths to Success
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Guest Editor: The New Frontier
Front of the Room: Swaying an Audience
Viewpoint: Health Insurance Exchanges
Racing to Success: 2013 Medical Device & Diagnostic Trainers Summit Recap
Redesigning Learning: Astellas Gives 'Live' a New Look
Sleights-of-Learning: Neuroscience, Attention and Memory
Measuring Experience: Scorecards & Simulations
Virtual Impact: Converting to VILT
Member Solutions: Developing Field-Based Trainers
What Makes Virtual Leadership So Hard?
Facing Negativity in Sales
Virtual How: Learning Management System Trends
Member News
Ad Index
Focus Contacts
5 Questions with Dr. Beverly Kaye
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Intro
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Focus Magazine
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Cover2
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - From the President: Career Paths to Success
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 6
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Table of Contents
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Table of Contents
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 10
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Guest Editor: The New Frontier
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 12
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Front of the Room: Swaying an Audience
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 14
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Viewpoint: Health Insurance Exchanges
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Racing to Success: 2013 Medical Device & Diagnostic Trainers Summit Recap
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 17
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 18
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Redesigning Learning: Astellas Gives 'Live' a New Look
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Sleights-of-Learning: Neuroscience, Attention and Memory
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Measuring Experience: Scorecards & Simulations
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 31
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Virtual Impact: Converting to VILT
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 33
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Member Solutions: Developing Field-Based Trainers
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 36
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 37
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - What Makes Virtual Leadership So Hard?
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Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 41
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Facing Negativity in Sales
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 43
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Virtual How: Learning Management System Trends
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 45
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 46
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Member News
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Ad Index
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - Focus Contacts
Focus Magazine - Winter 2014 - 5 Questions with Dr. Beverly Kaye
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