Kate Vitasek and Adrian Gonzalez answer questions on Vested during Adelante MindPick video session. Published on YouTube on Dec. 2, 2012. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUqvU5Byes0
Jones Lang LaSalle blog — November 2012
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The End of Outsourcing? Article by Anne Thoraval published November 28th, 2012 …Traditional transaction-based outsourcing deals are giving way to new forms of partnerships where the economics are in the results, not in the transactions themselves. In Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s, and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships, Kate Vitasek describes how under the [...]
The Competitive Advantage of Collaboration and Trust
October 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
You probably haven’t thought much about the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his “Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men,” lately, nor have I. It’s understandable. For one thing Rousseau wrote his essay in 1775; for another, he does not immediately spring to mind when considering Vested, collaboration and outsourcing. But thanks to [...]
Logistics Management — Sept. 2012
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Transportation Best Practices/Trends: 3 rules to change 3PL contracts By Peter Moore, Vice president of Celerant Consulting September 01, 2012 At a recent industry workshop on third-party logistics provider (3PL) contracting, there were about a hundred participants split evenly between buyers and suppliers of services…
WorkPlace Now: Interview with Kate Vitasek – July 2012
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Johnson Controls’ WorkPlace Now E-zine: Interview with Kate Vitasek about Vested and the Five Rules.
Material Handling & Logistics, June 2012
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Identify Your 3PL Pain Threshold Tom Andel June 20th, 2012 One of the most unstable elements in a marriage is control. Too much of it kills spontaneity but too little leads to financial and emotional chaos. The same can be said of a business marriage—as in your relationships with logistics service providers…
Think Right, Do Right, Add It Up Right!
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I had a lively conversation with my good friend, colleague and co-author of The Vested Outsourcing Manual – Jacqui Crawford – who spouted off a wise quip I think is worth paying attention too. “Think right, do right, add it up right!” Those eight words contain a powerful message that’s embodied in the five rules [...]
Shared Services & Outsourcing Network, June 2012
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The SSON article was posted on June 12: Vested Outsourcing: From Transaction to Transformation Vested Outsourcing Part 4: Contracting for Success A common mistake in outsourcing is to cling to traditional, transaction-based contracting models. A more flexible framework is needed…
Vested on the David Consulting Group Blog
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A nice mention this week on the David Consulting Group blog: The Business Value of IT — Measure. Improve. Deliver.
Needed: A “Getting to We” Negotiations Philosophy
June 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
If you are familiar with the Vested business model, you are probably aware of what we in the Vested universe actively promote as a What’s In It For We (WIIFWe) approach for developing and negotiating outsourcing contracts. A long time friend and expert in negotiations skills training – Jeanette Nyden – joined our UT faculty [...]
