For a Winning Business Strategy, Focus on Your Competitive Advantages




Enterprise Podcast Network – EPN show

Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Dr. Chuck Bamford, Ph.D., a strategy consultant who has worked with hundreds of organizations to develop and implement a compelling strategy joins <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://epodcastnetwork.com/category/exclusive-interviews/enterprise-radio/" target="_blank">Enterprise Radio</a>. His latest book is The Strategy Mindset 2.0: A Practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Strategy.<br> <br> <br> <br> This episode of Enterprise Radio is working in conjunction with the <a href="https://epodcastnetwork.com/category/authors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Author Channel</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to host <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.twitter.com/EricDye" target="_blank">Eric Dye</a> &amp; guest Dr. Chuck Bamford discuss the following:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Please tell us why you wrote this book.* You pitch that employees are NOT a competitive advantage, but I see company after company tell me how great their employees are. I’ve always heard that we have to ‘hire the best’…  How is it that this is wrong?* You make it pretty clear in the book that you’re not a fan of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).  What’s so bad about that approach to formulating strategy?* How do organizations figure out what could be their REAL Competitive Advantages?* Would you walk us through a “Strategy Map”?* Who is a “Perfect Customer” and how do we locate them?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Chuck Bamford, Ph.D., is a strategy consultant who has worked with hundreds of organizations to develop and implement a compelling strategy. In his role as a professor at Texas Christian University, University of Richmond and Tulane University, and others, he has been honored with 22 Professor of the Year awards. His latest book is <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Mindset-2-0-Practical-Implementation/dp/1088768407/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K289WHO8L72M&amp;keywords=chuck+bamford&amp;qid=1570473998&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=Chuck+bam%2Cstripbooks%2C165&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Strategy Mindset 2.0: A Practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Strategy</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Website: <a href="https://www.bamfordassociates.com/press-room/the-strategy-mindset/">bamfordassociates.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Social Media Links: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/drchuckbamford" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@drchuckbamford</a>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-bamford-ph-d-67b9811/">@DrChuckBamford</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> People also listened to this: <a href="https://epodcastnetwork.com/tips-for-business-owners-to-get-back-control-and-grow-your-profits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tips for Business Owners to Get Back Control and Grow Your Profits</a><br>