In 1914 Henry Ford had a great idea – the mass production of automobiles for the masses. But he also knew that he needed highly productive workers – and a lot of them – to make that idea happen. So, he came up with another great idea, in fact something extraordinary and unheard of: pay […]
Kate Vitasek
Forbes — December 2017 — Brexit
Brexit To Hit Unprepared Supply Chains Hard Column by Kate Vitasek published 4 December 2017 UK-EU supply chains are at the breaking point as the fallout from Brexit begins to take hold… Here’s the link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katevitasek/2017/12/04/brexit-to-hit-unprepared-supply-chains-hard/#28d0548a6283
IAOP — November Webinar
Strategic Sourcing in the New Economy IAOP’s Charlotte Chapter Webinar with Kate Vitasek Here’s the link: https://tinyurl.com/y97dk4vj
Forbes — 26 November — McDonald’s animal welfare
McDonald’s Secret Sauce For Improving Animal Welfare Article by Kate Vitasek published by Forbes on 26 November 2017. Here’s the link: https://tinyurl.com/y7gb9mjj
Happy Thanksgiving!
On this Thanksgiving I’m thinking about the Vested movement and thanking all those who have brought us here in only seven-plus years, which have flown by breathtakingly fast! It all started with one slim book based on solid research and a great idea—now we are up to six books and counting. Movements are not necessarily easy to […]
Orthoworld — 8 November 2017
5 Steps to a Highly Collaborative Supplier Agreement Article by Kate Vitasek published 8 November 2017 on Orthoworld’s online news site. If your recent experiences with contract negotiations are something like visiting the dentist for a root canal, there is a much better—and pain-free!—way to go about wrangling that strategic agreement… Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/ybqwnvpj
Art of Procurement — 13 November 2017
160: The Success of Sourcing Business Models at GuideWell w/ Tim Cronin Philip Ideson‘s guest on his 13 November 2017 podcast was Tim Cronin, the CPO of GuideWell, a not-for-profit mutual holding company in the healthcare industry. Ideson says: “Tim and I connected live at the SIG Fall Summit in Carlsbad, California, where we had an […]
Kayrell Connections Podcast — November 2017
Ep. 63: Vested Business Model for Highly Collaborative Relationships in FM The Facility Management Innovator podcast with Kate Vitasek on 14 November 2017. Here’s the link: http://kayrellconnections.com/episode63
Avoid Idea Killer Bingo
No doubt you know about the game of Bingo – it’s great fun to shout Bingo! when you complete a line and win the prize. The Idea Sandbox has devised an instructive take on the Bingo theme called Idea Killer Bingo. It features a Bingo card with many of the killer phrases that squelch innovative ideas and even discussion of […]
Forbes — 31 October 2017
Five Scary Outsourcing Practices “If negotiators have a favorite holiday — it’s bound to be Halloween. Traditional negotiation tactics all too often include hiding authentic intentions behind a mask and using scare tactics to help tilt the playing field to their advantage.“ Column by Kate Vitasek published 31 October 2017 in Forbes online Here’s the link: http://tinyurl.com/ycne9v9d
