Comic Contracts: A Novel Approach To Contract Clarity And Accessibility Column by Kate Vitasek published 14 February on Forbes.com Beware the fine print is the oft-repeated expression heard in almost any deal or contract negotiation. It’s good advice that too often is ignored in daily life and job situations—especially among those segments of the population […]
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Contract Management — November 2016
Collaborative Bidding Can Transform the Competitive Process Article by Kate Vitasek in the November edition of Contract Management magazine. Here’s the link to the magazine page (sign-up required): http://tinyurl.com/gmr578z
Contract Management — October 2016
A Prescription for Collaborative Healthcare Outsourcing Article by Kate Vitasek in the October issue of Contract Management magazine. Here’s the link to the magazine page (sign-up required): http://tinyurl.com/hnaoq2y
Forbes — November 2016 — Relational contracting
Relational Contracting On The Rise With The Success Of The Australian Navy Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 30 November 2016. Relational contracting is back in fashion, marked recently by the Australian Navy’s innovative approach for incorporating a relational contract that led to their winning the International Association of Contracting and Commercial Management […]
Avoid the Catch-22 Moment
A Catch-22 is a paradoxical, no-win situation that comprises contradictory and circular logic. For instance, someone needs a pass to enter an office building, but in order to get the pass you have to visit an office in that building. The term was coined by Joseph Heller in his WW II novel of the same […]
The Flip Side of Brexit?
What’s happening as a result of Brexit is an evolving—disrupted!—UK and EU marketplace.
Deloitte Says Outsourcing “Accelerates Forward”
Deloitte “takes the pulse” of global outsourcing every two years or so, and its latest survey reflects the growth of outsourcing, and indeed observes it is accelerating “forward” and making a “beeline toward innovation.” Deloitte found the acceleration is guided by three key trends: – Companies are broadening their approach to outsourcing as they begin to […]
Building Operating Management — June 2016
Article (part 2) by Kate Vitasek in the June 2016 issue of Building Operating Manavgement Procter & Gamble, TD Bank: Vested Outsourcing Success Stories Procter & Gamble has always been at the forefront of innovation. The company took a groundbreaking approach to innovation and collaboration by understanding the power a supplier can bring to the […]
Innovation: You Don’t Need a Genius
Ok, it sure is nice to have geniuses on hand for your innovation projects and goals, but how often does a genius cross your path? Or work for you? But what’s cool about innovation is that it can come from anywhere and anyone—. I’m sure you’ve heard the old saw about thinking outside the box; […]
Outsource Magazine — March 2016
David Faulkner: the value of a cooperative strategy Column by Kate Vitasek published by Outsource Magazine on 17 March 2016. University of London Professor David Faulkner has written extensively about the need for cooperative, rather than purely competitive, strategic business relationships and alliances. Since the early 1990s Faulkner has studied the “essence” of competitive strategy, and […]
