Kate Vitasek talks with us about buying services with long term incentivized relationship building in mind. She lays out the 3 parts secret sauce in the Vested Approach.&nbsp;Kate shares with us how companies and government similar to P&amp;G, McDonalds, and Microsoft are redefining innovation through expanding the pie, and sharing the pie in outsourced relationships.&nbsp;Resources:<ul><li><a href="https://hbr.org/2011/01/the-big-idea-creating-shared-value" target="_blank">Harvard Business Review on Creating Shared Value</a>&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.sharedvalue.org/partners/thought-leaders/michael-e-porter" target="_blank">Michael Porter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_why_business_can_be_good_at_solving_social_problems?utm_campaign=tedspread--a&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=tedcomshare" target="_blank">Michael Porter TED Talk&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/business/nobel-economics-richard-thaler.html" target="_blank">Richard Thalor, winner of Nobel Prize&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="http://freakonomics.com/" target="_blank">Freakonomics&nbsp;</a></li></ul> How to Find Out More about Vested:<ul><li>Find the Book at:</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><a href="http://www.vestedway.com/books/" target="_blank">Vested Way Website - Books&nbsp;</a></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vested-McDonalds-Microsoft-Redefining-Relationships/dp/0230341705" target="_blank">Vested, How P&amp;G, McDonald's, and Microsoft are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vestedway.com/" target="_blank">Vested Way Website</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vestedway.com/resources/" target="_blank">Vested Research Library&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vestedway.com/tools/" target="_blank">Vested Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.vestedway.com/overview/" target="_blank">Vested Course</a></li><li><a href="kvitasek@utk.edu" target="_blank">Kate's Email</a></li></ul> Music By: Epic Music SupervisionShow Notes: <a href="http://constructrr.com/ep53" target="_blank">constructrr.com/ep53</a>&nbsp;

Workplace Revolution: Service Management, IoT and The Future of Work

CONSTRUCTRR exists in order to spotlight companies and give a voice to the individuals that are uniquely influencing the construction industry.  CONSTRUCTRR interviewed guests are people who are:  (1) Crushing It! They are creating extraordinary value for their employees and customer base.  (2) Innovatively Efficient. They utilize lean approaches as a basis for their company core values and vision.  (3) Who are Positively Impactful. They are helping humanity. We spotlight the individuals and companies that are fostering an environment of empowerment through collaboration, trust building, exceptional productivity, quality service, and social responsibility.