The Strategy Mindset 2.0: A Practical Guide To The Design and Implementation of Strategy

Learn competitive business strategy from the best.According to strategic planning expert Dr. Chuck Bamford, business strategy is a mixture of instinct and instruction. You already have the instinct—let Bamford provide the instruction you need to hone your business and leadership traits and lead your organization into a bright future. Bamford’s work stands out from other business leadership books by providing in-depth processes in a practical format that allows the reader to use the material immediately. Using these as a jumping-off point and a business model navigator, Bamford encourages you to think about your own business leadership skills list and the qualities you want to master. By envisioning your ideal customer, crafting true competitive advantages, and understanding how to implement strategy, you can begin honing an identity that will make you stand out in any industry. Bamford draws upon lessons from wildly successful organizations in every type of industry to show you how developing a real strategic plan can make a whole lot of change possible.

Dr. Chuck Bamford is the Managing Partner at BamfordAssociates, LLC, a Strategy Consulting Firm that is focused on the processesfor both the Design and Implementationnecessary for truly separating an organization from its competitors.
 
Dr. Bamford led both M&A and Corporate Training groupsfor twelve years prior to pursuing his Ph.D. He is the author of seven booksincluding The Strategy Mindset 2.0 as well as two of the market leadingtextbooks used in both undergraduate & graduate programs around theworld.  Strategy - 15th edition (Pearson)& Entrepreneurship - 4th edition (McGraw-Hill)
 
Chuck is a regular speaker at conferences, trade shows,corporate events & conventions. He is also the author of the fiction novel"Some Things are Never Forgiven."
 
Chuck has published 18 research articles in the top referredacademic journals in the fields of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
 
 
             Co-Designerof the Practical Strategy Approach
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             We areProcess experts (And there is a Process) - Clients are the Content experts
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He is an Adjunct (Part-Time) Professor of Strategy at DukeUniversity (Fuqua) where he teaches in both the MBA and EMBA programs. He hasworked with organizations in more than 20 countries. He was previously aProfessor at the University of Notre Dame, University of Richmond, TexasChristian University, and Tulane University among others. He has been honoredwith 22 Professor of the Year awards including 12 Executive MBA Professor ofthe Year Awards. He was named a Noble Foundation Fellow in Teaching Excellenceand a Poets & Quants EMBA Favorite Professor.
 
Chuck earned his B.S. degree at the University of Virginia(McIntire School of Commerce), an MBA at Virginia Tech (Finance) and a Ph.D. inStrategy & Entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee.