The Swedish logistic and supply chain magazine features Kate Vitasek on the cover. Here’s the link: http://issuu.com/silfcompetence/docs/silfsco_nr3_2014
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Maxwell’s Law of Navigation: Be Prepared, Share the Vision
John C. Maxwell’s 2007 book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You, stresses the importance of navigation (Law #4) as part of a leader’s arsenal. Why navigation, you ask? It’s not really about blindly “following the leader” as much as it is about the leader charting the proper course for his […]
Innovate AND Exnovate
Exnovate/exnovation—or open, collaborative innovation—is a term that’s been around for quite a while. But every time I read something on it, I find myself a little more confused. So I did some research…and I thought I would share my insights and why I think the concept is worth sharing. The concept entails quite a lot, […]
Controlling our Decisions
Most of us probably think we are honest and in control of our own decisions—but not so fast!—Dan Ariely, Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral economics, offers another and quite provocative view. I’ve been a long-time fan of Ariely since reading his book Predictably Irrational. And his talks on TED have been viewed about three […]
Creating a Real Circle of Trust
I was flipping through movies on a mindless Saturday night and stopped at the classic comedy hit Meet the Fockers, featuring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro. For those that missed it (or the hundreds of times it appeared on cable since its release), family bonding goes incredibly haywire when Stiller’s character, Greg Focker, meets […]
Innovation as the Key to Resource Management
Matt Ridley, the UK author, journalist and member of the House of Lords, recently wrote a Wall Street Journal article in which he provocatively avers that the “world’s resources aren’t running out.” He asks: “How many times have you heard that we humans are ‘using up’ the world’s resources, ‘running out’ of oil, ‘reaching the […]
SIG Inside Sourcing Newsletter — May 2014
Unpacking Pricing Models: Making You “Get What You Pay For” Reality Article by Kate Vitasek published online 15 May 2014. Here’s the link: http://www.sig.org/newsletter.php?id=8797
Deloitte and the Next Wave of Globalization
Deloitte, the consulting, risk management and financial services firm, has tackled two current issues in two recent reports: the business next wave of globalization, and how business executives can best demonstrate that their enterprises are creating value for their shareholders. Let’s start with, the 134-page Business Trends 2014: Navigating the wave of globalization. This is […]
Give the Good Idea All the Time Needed
Steven Johnson, in his book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, talks about great ideas such as the pencil, the printing press, Google and the flush toilet and wonders how flashes of innovative brilliance originate. Yes, there’s the proverbial light bulb moment of pure genius, but Johnson is more concerned about […]
Outsource Magazine — May 2014
Villena, Revilla, Choi: Breaking down the “bright” and “dark” side of buyer-seller relationships Outsource Magazine column by Kate Vitasek published online on 7 May 2014. If you’ve been in the outsource industry for more than five minutes you probably know that buyer-seller relationships are, well, complicated. And just when you think you have the collaboration […]
