As the song goes, UPS loves logistics. And this time of year, UPSers have to really love their job. So many packages; they work extended hours seven days a week to make it happen. Warehouses add seasonal workers. Stores open early and close late. Moms are frazzled just trying to manage. Hey, it’s Christmas! And […]
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Lawyers: Can’t Live with Them, Can’t Live without Them?
I’ve been thinking about the global economy, outsourcing, lawyers and trust lately, and no, that is not as crazy-making or schizophrenic as it may sound. I often talk about the mindset changes that Vested Outsourcing brings to the forefront in the world of business and outsourcing. For many companies the Five Rules require huge changes […]
Don’t Blame Outsourcing for Lack of Jobs (Part 2)
Last time I talked about how blaming outsourcing for the ugly U.S. jobs situation is misguided and just plain wrong. I promised to share a letter I prepared to President Obama in response to Monster’s Keep America Working Project, so here it is: Mr. President, I feel your pain. The American people have spoken. About […]
Don’t Blame Outsourcing for Lack of Jobs (Part 1)
Outsourcing often takes it on the chin as the reason for job losses and the sorry employment picture in the U.S., even by President Obama. But that formulation, which makes for an easy applause line during a speech, is way too simplistic and mostly wrong. Here’s the situation: A recession—now known as the Great Recession—began […]
Bid Low at Everyone’s Peril
The following is a Guest Post from Jeanette Nyden, author of Negotiation Rules! A Practical Approach to Big Deal Negotiations (on sale at Amazon). She is also a co-author of the next Vested Outsourcing book, scheduled for publication next September. While it’s true that scrambling to be the lowest bidder on a job is a […]
Jaguar Rolls On with Vested Outsourcing
There’s obvious and growing evidence to support the idea that vesting together and closely sharing your outsourcing destiny results in continuing success. A great example of this occurred in mid-November when Jaguar posted the highest score among all luxury brands in America in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Sales Satisfaction Index study. Jaguar is […]
It’s Thanksgiving – How to Learn from the Turkey
This morning I pulled out my old, dented, navy-blue-with-little-white-flecks roasting pan in preparation for Thanksgiving. That old pan has always done a predictable job on Thanksgiving! I thought to myself “One day I will have to get a new pan.” My brother (a chef) swears I should actually try deep frying my turkey, but somehow […]
Bridging the Gap with Incentives
An old saying goes, “Money talks, nobody walks.” In the case of the St. Anthony Falls Bridge rebuild project in Minneapolis, the saying could go something like, “Incentives drive performance, everybody soon resumes driving.” The Minnesota bridge project case is a powerful example showing that a collaborative, innovative—and incentivized!—approach to solving difficult problems will most […]
Outsourcing’s Wrong and Right (Part 2)
Last time I talked about how Armstrong’s outsourcing of transportation functions to a 3PL in 2007 was probably the wrong decision at the time and one that was destined to fail mainly because it was based on non-vested premises. Eventually Armstrong brought back that function—something it historically was very competent at—in-house and then went on […]
Outsourcing’s Wrong and Right (Part 1)
As with most everything else in life there’s a right and a wrong. It’s no different in outsourcing. Unfortunately the lines of demarcation can get a little blurry, as when doing what seems to be the right thing in the beginning fails miserably and then you win an award for it. Let me explain. […]
