As I thought about what to write about in my first blog of 2014 I kept coming back to something that the insightful Seth Godin wrote about last month. In a December 20th post, he suggested that if there is “one thing you could do that would transform how 2014 goes for you,” it would […]
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Contracts: Going for the Long-term
Most contracts are fairly short-term and the general consensus, according to Tim Cummins, president and CEO of IACCM, is that their average duration is about four years. Tim, an expert and prolific writer on contracting issues, adds further that existing contracts are renewed or restructured at a rate of about 48 percent. There is some […]
Stalling Might Work in Basketball, Not in Partnerships
If you’re a college basketball fan—and who isn’t during March Madness?— you’ve probably heard of the four corners offense, a stalling strategy designed to ensure victory for the team using this type of offense. For the uninitiated, four players would stand at the corners of the offensive half-court while the fifth would dribble the ball in the middle—endlessly. The […]
Innovation Should Include the Business Model
Sometimes even the finest, most modern technology won’t get off the ground—or irrigate it—if it’s not in sync with the business model. That’s the lesson presented in an HBR Blog network post this month by Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine, “When Business Models Trump Technology.” It’s a story about a new spin on an old […]
SupplyChainBrain — October 2012
Latest Developments in Vested Outsourcing Kate Vitasek, Faculty, Center for Executive Education, University of Tennessee | October 23, 2012 In the fourth book to explore Vested, Kate Vitasek, of the Center for Executive Education at the University of Tennessee, talks about Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships. [Run Time (Min.): […]
APQC — October 2012
Vesting for Success in the Real World By Kate Vitasek October 23, 2012 In a Vested procurement approach, both customers and suppliers have an interest in each other’s success. The book Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships presents examples of how organizations are creating win-win relationships using the Vested […]
Leadership Excellence Magazine — October 2012
The article, “McDonald’s Secret: Seek to achieve the triple win,” by Kate Vitasek and Karl Manrodt, appears at page 8 of the magazine. The short piece is based on the McDonald’s case study in Vested. Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships, published earlier this month, is gaining traction in […]
APQC SCM Community Call Webinar — October, 2012
SCM Community Call September 2012: Vested – How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships By Kate Vitasek October 1, 2012 In the presentation, Kate Vitasek shares the real stories of how organizations are using a Vested approach to achieve award winning results by redefining how they “win” in their business relationships. […]
Vested: One Size Fits All
The latest Vested book released this month, Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships, examines how real-life, real-time companies use the Vested approach of collaboration, creating and sharing value, trust and innovation to achieve amazing long-term success. But this win-win formula is not just for the big companies named in […]
Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking Stock” — Sept. 19, 2012
Kate Vitasek Discusses `System First Thinking’ (Audio) Sept 20, 2012 Kate Vitasek, co-author of “Vested,” discusses creating winning relationships in business. Vitasek talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox and Courtney Donohoe on Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking Stock.” Download
