Practical Business Strategy
Our Clients
Strategy Design & Implementation
STRATEGY IS: BAMFORD ASSOCIATES:
KNOWING YOUR COMPETITORS * ASSISTS IN BUILDING A STRATEGIC
COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
SEPARATION * JOINTLY BUILDS REAL ADVANTAGES
ALIGNMENT * FOCUSES ON EMPLOYEE ALIGNMENT
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN * CRAFTS THE PLAN
NOT FRUSTRATING YOUR CUSTOMERS * FIXING THE ‘TABLE-STAKES’
Work directly with a Senior Partner throughout the entire engagement, 100% of client interface - you get our capability to manage strong personalities while providing solid, practical, actionable advice.
Focus on Teaching while Doing Our effort is designed to grow the Strategy capability of the Leadership Team (while doing) with highly practical processes & the teaching capability of a Professor named a National Noble Foundation Fellow in Teaching Excellence, honored with 22 Professor of the Year Awards and the experience of working with 160+ organizations.
Work Directly with the Author whose Strategy & Entrepreneurship books are used in hundreds of Universities and thousands of businesses around the globe. Dr. Bamford delivers 30+ speeches / webinars / workshops each year. 100% of client interaction.
What is Strategy?
What Our Clients Are Saying
“As a Partner with responsibility for managing a small specialist consulting firm, I found this workshop to be insightful; it provided practical guidance on how best to develop an effective strategy and then deploy it by converting the objectives into practical actions each with point ownership within the leadership team."
Dara Kernan
Managing Partner, Primecore
"If you find the notion of developing a cohesive and competitive business strategy intimidating or otherwise mystifying, Chuck Bamford’s Strategy Workshops will guide you to the important elements of strategy that removes any confusion, and his delivery is logical, plain spoken, and entertaining. The time flies by!"
Ryan Hunter
Director Brand Strategy, Norton Creative
“Dr. Bamford helped us build a strategy that narrowed our focus on the customers that we serve best. We were also able to internalize how to capitalize on our true differentiators in the market. The workshop and the strategy roadmap that was developed has greatly contributed to our growth over the second half of this year!”
Grant Wilson
Managing Partner, Force Management
About Dr. Chuck Bamford
Chuck is the Managing Partner of Bamford Associates, LLC, a firm focused on crafting strategic plans, assisting in the implementation, and using the whole effort to teach the approach so that leadership teams are empowered to implement their strategy.
He is the author of six books including The Strategy Mindset 2.0 as well as being the lead author for the influential textbooks: Strategic Management & Business Policy – 16th edition (Pearson) & Entrepreneurship: The Art, Science & Process for Success – 5th (2024) edition (McGraw-Hill). Bamford Associates, LLC was founded in 2013 and has worked with over 170 organizations in virtually every industry. Good Strategy is Good Strategy!
Chuck is a regular speaker at Conferences, Leadership Meetings, Trade Shows, Corporate events & Conventions – Delivering more than 20 presentations & webinars a year. On the side, he is an Extra-Class Ham Radio Operator & wrote the historical fiction thriller “Some Things are Never Forgiven.”
An adjunct (part-time) professor of Strategy at Duke University since 2016, Chuck teaches Strategy Implementation where he has twice been honored as the Professor of the Year. Prior to his academic career he worked for 12 years in various positions in industry including Manager of Training and Manager of Business Analysis (M&A). During his academic career Chuck was a Professor or Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame, University of Richmond, Texas Christian University (Tenured), Queens University of Charlotte (Tenured and Endowed Chair) and Tulane University among others. He has been honored with 22 Professor of the Year Awards, named a Noble Foundation Fellow in Teaching Excellence and a Poets & Quants EMBA Favorite Professor.
Chuck earned his A.S. degree from Northern Virginia Community College, a B.S. degree at the University of Virginia (McIntire School of Commerce), an MBA at Virginia Tech (Finance) and a Ph.D. (Highest Honors) in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee.
“One of the key practical texts directing company's in formulating effective and forward-thinking strategies” – Jason Hillenburg, Good Reads
“No idea how this book isn't a NYT best seller. Probably because it is straight to the point not full of fluff. After owning my business for 4 years we strategized and rebranded our company based upon this book's principles. A year later sales are up and everyone in the company understands our competitive advantage and why it is important. Gosh I wish I read this book before starting my company.” - Amazon Review
The Strategy Mindset 2.0
In this updated guide to strategic planning, Dr. Chuck Bamford shows you how common strategy myths waste your organization’s time and money. He shares well-researched and battle-tested processes that will help you navigate your organization’s strategic plan. This book includes the tools needed to:
Analyze your competitors
Determine your perfect customers
Analyze ‘Table Stakes’ elements that are impacting your organization
Develop REAL competitive advantages
Develop a one-page Strategy Map
Structure your organization to align with your strategy
Craft activity metrics that ensure the strategy is being implemented
Strategy Workshops & Webinars
Dr. Bamford is a Keynote, YPO & Vistage speaker, provides workshops & webinars that are ideal for individual leaders or small groups of leaders looking to increase their strategic capability. These workshops are also excellent for those organizations that are not in a position to run a full strategy retreat at this time.
Upcoming Event
6th Annual - Designing & Implementing Practical Strategy Workshop / Conversation
Who Should Consider Attending:
Leadership Teams Looking to Explore How to Use the Most Current Approaches in Strategy Design and Most Importantly Strategy Implementation
Leadership Teams Seeking to Improve their Strategy Ability Through Dialogue, Discussion and the Analysis utilizing a Process approach
Groups from the same organization who are charged with Strategy Development and/or Implementation
Newsletter
Strategy at Work: Teachable Moments from This Week's News
Taking a look at the Strategy Moves by organizational leaders in the news over the past week (ish) to Discuss the ART of strategy.
In-Person Workshop - Charlotte, NC
Tuesday - October 1, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM – Breakfast Buffet & Conversation
8:30 AM – 4 PM – Strategy Workshop with Catered Lunch
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Group Dinner at Nearby Restaurant (included)
Wednesday - October 2, 2024
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM –Breakfast Buffet (Featured Speaker)
8:45 AM – 4 PM – Strategy Workshop with catered lunch
Start Building Your Strategy
Work directly with Dr. Bamford to design and implement a practical strategy for your organization. Reach out to us, and let's get started creating a strategic plan that works.
Speaking Engagements. Delivering 30+ per year at conferences, trade shows, corporate events, & conventions as well as being a top-rated VISTAGE Speaker, Chuck brings an entertaining, well-researched, real-world approach for organizations that can spark growth with an understanding of REAL Strategy. Interested in having Dr. Bamford speak at your event? We would love to learn more.