PULSE June 2017
Welcome to the PULSE! This quarter J2 has launched our new Career Portal where job seekers can apply online, and we now have TWO blogs: our J2 Thought Leadership blog and Friday Food for Thought. Check out our new site – we’d love to hear what you think! Have a great summer, Sanjay & Vijay Put that pile […]
Memorial Day Reflection
Memorial Day is a day of “Reflection”. A day to remember and honor American soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. This holiday, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to honor the Union and Confederate soldiers who died while serving our country in military service. These days Memorial Day […]
Value of Expertise
Last week’s FFfT discussed the Rewards of Expertise. I thought I would continue the theme. I recently read a story about Picasso. It may be an urban legend, but does drive the point. One spring day, Pablo Picasso was sitting in a park, sketching, when he was approached by a fan of his work who […]
Rewards of Expertise
I recently heard about a documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi. It’s about an 85-year-old sushi guru, Jiro Ono, who has spent his entire life working to become the best sushi master he possibly can. Jiro has been tweaking and refining his craft to make the best sushi possible for over 75 years. Becoming an […]
Chocolate & Relationships
“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” —Linda Grayson A couple weeks back a few friends and I shared an incredible experience over chocolate. Let me first tell you about the chocolate. Someone handed me a piece of chocolate. I wasn’t impressed. The person that handed me the […]
Listen with Your Eyes
A study by Dr. Albert Mehrabian, Professor of Psychology at UCLA, shows that only 7% of all communication is based in the words we say. Of the other 93%, 38% is made up of the tonality we use and the remaining 55% is made up nonverbal ques; body language1. This means that most of what […]