It’s not everyday someone is able to share the same list as celebrities such as Lady Gaga, except for one University of Tennessee alumna Vested Outsourcing lead researcher Kate Vitasek. Vitasek was named to World Trades “Fabulous 50 Plus One” list. To read more about the honor, check out this article from the University of […]
Relations Inc., Jul 2011
Lots of folks are talking win-win these days. Only after the fact does it become clear that their contract is a pig with lipstick. To find out what is necessary to have a true win-win contract, read the latest article by Vested Outsourcing’s lead researcher Kate Vitasek and Mike Ledyard titled “Playing to Win.”
Beware of the Outsourcing Scorpion
You may have heard the fable of the scorpion and the frog, which has some very definite lessons about trust, collaboration, self-interest and the basic nature of humans. This fable provides a wise lesson for those in the outsourcing business as well. In the story, a scorpion needs to cross a river but wonders how he […]
Outsource Magazine, Jul 2011
The sixth academic in her series “The Academics of Outsourcing”, Vested Outsourcing’s lead researcher Kate Vitasek examines Oliver Williamson’s contributions to outsourcing and contracting. To read how not examining all of the costs can really cost you, check out this month’s column “Oliver Williamson: not examining all costs can really costs you.“
Consider the Outsourcing “Not” List
Most people in this industry, me included, tend to write about what outsourcing is, or should be. That’s a natural and normal approach, especially as we develop concepts and systems and the right way to outsource—such as (ahem) the Vested Outsourcing way! But sometimes looking through the other end of the lens can bring a […]
DC Velocity, Jul 2011
Governance – a complicated subject in the best of times is finally demystified by Vested Outsourcing’s lead researcher Kate Vitasek. To find out how to demystify your contract’s governance structure read this short article from DC Velocity titled “Whitepaper demystifies “outsource contract governance.”“
Outsource Magazine, Jun 2011
Looking for ways to shake your world? Vested Outsourcing’s lead researcher Kate Vitasek has “Ten Ways to Shake Your World” by detailing the 10 Elements of a Vested Outsourcing Contract.
Outsourcing, Trust and Stewardship Delegation
Sometimes it is worthwhile to go back to the future—especially when it comes to pulling Stephen R. Covey’s, The 7 habits of Highly Effective People, off the shelf for a quick review. Covey’s classic bestseller on personal effectiveness, published in 1989, has huge lessons for business and leadership effectiveness; it also has great resonance for […]
Lawyers Who “Get” the True Nature of Outsourcing
Last time I talked about two lawyers who “get” outsourcing deals as much more than a legal exercise to reduce costs, mitigate liability and avoid risks. With today’s post I’ll follow up with some thoughts on three more, Jeanette Nyden, George Kimball and Jim Groton, and how they also understand the importance of using the […]
Lawyers Who “Get” Outsourcing as a Partnership
It’s really refreshing when lawyers understand outsourcing as much more than a cost reduction and risk avoidance exercise. This is an important point to ponder as The Vested Outsourcing Manual hits the bookstores this week, because it has extensive guidance about the priorities that attorneys for companies and service providers should bring to modern outsource […]
