Your Latest “Action Brief”

Welcome to the latest edition of Action Brief, our regular supplement to Analytics Advantage. This monthly brief captures the best content, stories, and wisdom from The Action Company.

Highlights from Analytics Advantage

Patterns, Not Problems

What first appears as chaos often reveals patterns. Once the shape comes into focus, the noise falls away and clarity emerges. Shaun Davis unpacks this idea in the latest animated issue of Analytics Advantage.

To Thine Own Data Be True:
You can’t lead teams or fully leverage tools until you know yourself. A clear-eyed self-assessment is the anchor for every decision that follows. Read the blog version of the newsletter.

Turning Leadership Insights Into an Action Plan:
Reflection only matters when it becomes practice. Lasting growth comes from translating insights into durable habits that shape who you are becoming as a data leader. Read the blog version of the newsletter.

When Nobody Trusts Your Data

Trust can be rebuilt quickly. In two weeks, you can make visible repairs that reset expectations and reestablish confidence. Shaun lays out the plan in this animated episode.

Inside Action

Meet Robert Rouse, an Actionaut who reminds us that analytics isn’t just about solving problems, it’s about making people feel confident in the processes behind those solutions. Robert blends design, storytelling, and data on The Sensemakers and in client work to replace clutter with clarity.

Jeremy Paytas, one of Action’s lead analytics strategists, is known for transforming messy, manual processes into automated systems that leaders can actually rely on. His work puts clients in control of their data rather than buried under it.

From the Vault

How Scaffolding Enhances Data Visualization
Our Action Bits video on scaffolding continues to resonate. As one viewer put it: “This is a brilliant demonstration. I’ve been searching so hard for something like this and finally found a tutorial. Thank you so much.” See our full Action Bits collection-to-date.

“Build a culture that sees the patterns, not the panic.”
— Shaun Davis

The Action Way

The Action Way is our ethos in practice — small, memorable principles that shape how we work together and with our clients. They remind us that analytics is about clarity, thoughtfulness, and being human as much as it is about data. One principle worth spotlighting this month:

Integration is a cultural virtue. Always be Integrating!

Looking Ahead

The next Action Brief will haunt subscribers’ inboxes on October 31 (spooooky!). Until then, keep up with us on LinkedIn, the Action Blog, Analytics Advantage, and our YouTube channel.

👉 See the patterns. Share the clarity. Shape what’s next.