Jim Katzaman

  • Jim Katzaman is a manager at Largo Financial Services. A writer by trade, he graduated from Lebanon Valley College, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He enlisted in the Air Force and served for 25 years in public affairs – better known in the civilian world as public relations. He also earned an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in Public Affairs. Since retiring, he has been a consultant and in the federal General Service as a public affairs specialist. He also acquired life and health insurance licenses, which resulted in his present affiliation with Largo Financial Services. In addition to expertise in financial affairs, he gathers the majority of his story content from Twitter chats. This has led him to publish about a wide range of topics such as social media, marketing, sexual harassment, workplace trends, productivity and financial management. Medium has named him a top writer in social media.

       



182 Stories by Jim Katzaman

Freelancers ride to the rescue of struggling companies

Working from home might be new for displaced office workers, but it’s typically the locale of choice for freelancers. With the worldwide economy at...
August 10, 2020 4 min read 242

Welcome new hires as they make themselves at home

In-person interactions have given way to remote work in many corporations around the world. Managers are picking and choosing the best of Zoom, Webex...
August 4, 2020 4 min read 200

How to shield personal data from evil doers

Digital privacy is practically a misnomer. The list of companies not hacked seems shorter than those attacked.  Dentin Waweru might not agree with the...
July 28, 2020 4 min read 125

Open your mind to bias in the boardroom

We all have a mental boardroom, and usually, there’s a hidden bigot at the table.  That’s the premise put forth by Elena Joy Thurston,...
July 22, 2020 6 min read 184

How to bounce back to even greater success

One of today’s entrepreneurship catch phrases is resiliency. How well can businesses bounce back from tsunamis of economic disasters?  Melissa Lamson, chief executive officer...
July 15, 2020 3 min read 148

Technology rescues relationships from hiring Day 1

Confronting a difficult economy, talented people have tough times finding jobs. Getting lost in the hiring process makes matters worse. Organizations of a certain...
June 29, 2020 3 min read 154

Rewards await those with good imagination

While practicing crisis management, when does the referee blow the whistle for piling on? In the real world, that apparently never happens. Saying “in...
June 24, 2020 2 min read 170

Great hiring is as basic as the fundamentals

Hiring used to be so simple. Then the world changed, and remote work was no longer a luxury. Taking on new people switched into...
June 15, 2020 2 min read 154

Virtual reality reaches out to save relationships

From the Grass is Not Always Greener file, it turns out that working from home is not idillic. Indeed, toiling apart from the team...
June 10, 2020 6 min read 206

Journey of improvement starts with well-being

A general health crisis drives home the importance of integrating wellness into work culture. Past platitudes have become new imperatives for employers.  “Our job...
June 1, 2020 3 min read 214

How to manage great teams—and yourself

Teaming is a science. Systems theory, physics and practice have shown how people work together.  Dr. Janice Presser is a pioneering practitioner of teaming...
May 26, 2020 3 min read 219

Opportunity awaits the innovators

Willingly or kicking and screaming, companies have turned to innovation to succeed in the face of massive global changes. If Tom Hammond has any...
May 14, 2020 3 min read 183
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