{"id":1430,"date":"2011-12-12T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/tony-filippone_evp-research_121211\/"},"modified":"2011-12-12T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-12T10:49:00","slug":"tony-filippone_evp-research_121211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/tony-filippone_evp-research_121211\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Tony “Governator” Filippone, HfS’ new Head of Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n“On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity…”<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
… and what better way to announce an exciting promotion than this quote from capitalism’s founding father, Adam Smith that, well, pretty much sums up how the outsourcing industry needs to evolve beyond its labor arbitrage model. \u00a0Yes, at HfS we sure this is what Mr Smith was really<\/em> referring to when envisioning the wealth of nations over two centuries ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n
People keep asking me what makes HfS different from other analyst firms. \u00a0Rather that take you through reams of cheesy PowerPoint to demonstrate our unique ways of developing and actioning data and insight, let’s cut to the chase: \u00a0what makes us different is our people<\/em>. \u00a0Essentially, we have a mix of personalities at HfS who come from practitioner, consultative, service provider and analyst firm backgrounds. \u00a0We don’t just hire kids and stick them in ivory towers, or professional ivory tower-types who just like sitting in their….er ivory towers. \u00a0We focus on the practical, as well as the insightful:<\/p>\n
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- If you’re a buyer and you want help with your governance, we think you’d prefer to speak to an analyst advisor who has done just that<\/em> as a buyer, who constantly talks to many other buyers to explore best practices;<\/li>\n
- If you’re a provider and you want help with your messaging or positioning, we think you’d prefer to talk to an expert who has done just that for a provider and hobnobs with many other providers to explore best practices;<\/li>\n
- If you just want to get into your own ivory tower and pontificate with other ivory tower-dwellers, well, we can do that too (if you like) and have the ppt primed and ready for your scholarly satisfaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Our core mantra at HfS has always been to tackle the issues and complexities of global sourcing through the eyes of the buyer<\/em>. \u00a0One analyst who has spent nine years of his life doing just that, leading BPO governance for the $62 Billion healthcare payor, WellPoint, is our Governator himself, Tony Filippone<\/a>.<\/p>\n