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

Corporate survival hinges on their culture

Wrenching change and gut checks rule the day as companies lurch from one unforeseen challenge to another. Besides the massive human toll, corporate cultures...
May 12, 2020 4 min read 150

The ultimate way to keep your distance

Leaders and managers face challenges to engage and support their remote teams. What was once commonplace for international corporations now weighs on businesses of...
April 30, 2020 3 min read 375

Unleash the superpowers of soft skills

Soft skills are a misnomer, even dismissive. Indeed, Angela Maiers contends that rather than an afterthought, “life skills are the power tools” for learning...
April 27, 2020 3 min read 249

Email’s power surges from data

If inboxes seem unusually full after a quiet weekend, that might not be your imagination. Studies show that Monday emails have the greatest impact....
April 20, 2020 5 min read 188

Behold, an intelligent way to coach

Coaching by our robot overlords? Not quite. Humans remain in charge. For now. Just don’t tell that to Coach Amanda or her father, Kevin...
April 14, 2020 2 min read 289

Ready or not equals success or failure

As if business owners did not have enough to worry about, hit them and the rest of the world with a pandemic. This is...
April 3, 2020 3 min read 153

Data driven starts with data literacy

Just hearing the word “data” is intimidating. Being honest, only 21 percent of global workers are confident in their data literacy skills — and...
March 22, 2020 3 min read 476

Employee engagement: Who do you trust?

Compiling data on employees is a matter of trust. That is easily breached when confidential information turns out not to be so confidential.  The...
March 10, 2020 3 min read 207

Take charge with your best face forward

Social media marketing starts with the customer in mind. Advertising, feedback and managing complaints mesh together to serve the consumer and business. This is...
March 1, 2020 2 min read 149

Why are planets so darned important to culture?

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? The question perplexes physicist, former ABC News science editor, author and teacher Dr. Michael Guillen. He contends...
February 23, 2020 4 min read 239

Turn hobby showcase into money maker

Most people use their website as a hobby. Making money online is beyond their wildest dreams.  This is where dream maker Oscar Gonzalez answers...
February 14, 2020 6 min read 198

Trending superstar tells all

When you trend on Twitter, you’ve struck a nerve that reverberates throughout your audience and beyond. The goal is to trend well, which starts...
February 13, 2020 4 min read 226
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