Dianne Talks Business With Amy Dorn Kopelan
August 9, 2007 Episode Segments: Ms. Kopelan is co-author of I Didn’t See It Coming, a book that helps everyone avoid being blindsided in business. She has been featured in CEO Magazine, Chief Learning Officer magazine, and CNN.com.
I Didn’t See It Coming! How Not to Get Blindsided in Business.
Amy Dorn Kopelan moved upward for 20 years through the executive ranks at ABC Television and managed programming at Good Morning America for nine years. One day, her dream job was over. Tune in to find out how not be blindsided in YOUR career!
Why don’t people see it coming?
Amy Dorn Kopelan an author discussed being blindsided in business. What happens when someone is fired… and they didn’t see it coming? It’s because we work hard and don’t pay attention to the red flags.
Red flags and how to put an exit strategy in place for work.
Amy discusses exit strategies to put in place regardless of how much you love your job. We discuss corporate prenuptial agreements and steps to an exit plan.
You’re Fired. Power and Exit Packages.
How much power do you have after you are fired? Find out how powerful you are. How can you put together and accept a powerful exit package?
What is your management style?
Discover your management style and how this management style fits into your work place.
With over 20 years’ experience as a television network executive and producer of summits for executive women, Ms. Kopelan launched COACH ME Inc. in 2005. The COACH ME Institute specializes in group coaching, business education, and professional development programs that target emerging talent. COACH ME teaches the “unwritten rules and subtle skills” necessary for career advancement and leadership.
Committed to women’s leadership and ideas that can change the corporate landscape, Ms. Kopelan founded Bedlam Entertainment Inc. She conceived and developed The Corporate State: A Women’s CEO and Senior Management Summit in 1998; In the Lead: Women Entrepreneurs Re-Shaping Corporate America in 2000; and Women’s Athenaeum: The Thinking Woman’s Voice on Socio-Business Issues in 2003, The Corporate State: Canada in 2004 and BUZZ: An Executive Women’s Think Tank in 2005.
Prior to founding Bedlam Entertainment, Ms. Kopelan spent most of her career in senior management at ABC Television. As Vice President of ABC Morning Television, she directed the programming strategy for Good Morning America. Earlier in her career, she served as an editor for ABC Evening News.
Ms. Kopelan graduated cum laude from Boston University’s School of Public Communication and holds a special studies degree from the University of Grenoble, France. She is an advisor to Grace Institute, and serves on the Boards of The Capstone Partnership and The Council on Competitiveness’ Strategic Communications Initiative. She is also a member of The International Women’s Forum. Ms. Kopelan lives in Manhattan with her husband and has three sons.
www.bedlamentertainment.com
www.blindsidedthebook.com or www.ididn’tseeitcomingthebook.com
What if you are the employer and are terminating an employee? What are the correct ways to go about this? Termination for cause or no cause, you are just simply downsizing your company. What documentation and meetings should you have for the termination meeting, for cause termination or no cause termination? Who should be present at the termination meeting? How important is it that your employee leave with dignity and that confidentiality is kept regarding the reasons for termination?
