Everyone, it seems, is searching for answers on how to improve supply chain processes, especially in the post pandemic world. The pandemic exposed long-standing supply chain challenges, and APQC has identified the major obstacle blocking supply chain improvement: lack of collaboration. This is no surprise to me because I’ve been banging the collaboration drum for […]
Kate Vitasek
Forbes – 4 May 2022 – Transparency is key
When seeking to build reliable, long-lasting and mutually-beneficial business partnerships, transparency isn’t just a good idea: It’s key.
Forbes — 29 April 2022 — Keep Business Relationships Simple
Article by Kate Vitasek published 29 April 2022 No matter the industry or money-making niche, if you run a business of any kind, relationships can make or break how well things progress. To ensure that yours are positive, well-managed, and mutually beneficial, here’s a rock-solid piece of advice: keep ’em simple. Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2022/04/29/heres-why-its-best-to-keep-business-relationships-simple/?sh=4903bf7f68c9
Shepherd and the Best Books on Negotiating
If you are a negotiation geek, and like to read about the wonderful and often intense world of getting your negotiation right, check out my top five favorite books for negotiating great strategic business relationships, published last week by Shepherd. Shepherd’s mantra is to “discover the best books,” and when they reached out to ask me […]
Forbes — 8 March 2022
Why Collaboration Yields Improved Productivity (And The Science Behind It). Post by Kate Vitasek on 8 March 2022. URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2022/03/08/why-collaboration-yields-improved-productivity-and-the-science-behind-it/?sh=115643be5d55
Art of Procurement podcast — 28 June 2021
Vested Getting Traction in IT Outsourcing
Vested gets traction in IT.
Forbes 30 January – PA bridge collapse
Article published by Kate Vitasek on 30 January 2020. Title:: Pennsylvania Should Look To MnDOT’s Success With I-35 Bridge Replacement As A Model URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2022/01/30/pennsylvania-should-look-to-mndots-success-with-i-35-bridge-replacement-as-a-model/?sh=1503ee32576f
Case Study Describes the Telenet Vested Partnership with 30 Solutions
In 2016 the Belgium Telco provider Telenet began what it thought would be a six-month strategic review of the changing landscape of commoditization and digitization in the industry and how that impacted Telenet operations. The review also assessed the company’s core competencies to determine areas to consider for more strategic outsourcing. Telenet realized the benefits […]
Your Shared Vision gets you there
A hallmark of a Vested agreement is that it is a formal relational contract. This means putting the relationship first and co-creating a formal Shared Vision that codifies the Guiding Principles for the partnership. In other words, a shared vision is the relationship’s destination, and the jointly negotiated Guiding Principles is the GPS. You need […]