Archive - The Next Step’s Substack

July 2025

Clarity, Analytics, and AI: A Guide for Strategic Leadership

Mastering Ambiguity, Driving Decisions, and Enabling Outcomes in an AI World.

Jul 22 •

Building a Thriving Team: Trust, Growth and Shared Ownership

Five Practices to Lead Through Change.

Jul 21 •

Working Smarter at the Edge of Change

A new series on navigating leadership, data, and decisions in uncertain times.

Jul 20 •

1:30

Leading at the Edge of Change

How to Show Up Without All the Answers.

Jul 20 •

You Don’t Need the Title to Think Strategically

How to operate strategically by shaping what gets done, not just reacting to it.

Jul 20 •

AI Doesn’t Replace Data Analysts. It Upgrades Their Role.

How to Stay Competitive When AI Can Generate Answers in Real Time.

Jul 16 •

Rethinking Data Analytics in the Age of AI

From Raw Data to Actionable Insights, What's Changing and What Still Matters.

Jul 16 •

This Week’s Ideas: Creative Clarity to Executive Influence

Highlights from a week of building, navigating, and rethinking.

Jul 15 •

The Unspoken Rules of Effective Executive Communication

Listen now | What No One Tells You Until You’re Already in the Room.

Jul 12 •

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