Core Values

Leadership

‘Vision, people, and execution are the pillars of leadership’.

Leadership is the leading core value of NXTsteps, supported by 4 other core values (openness, customer focus, operational excellence, and sustainability).
In every assignment the NXTsteps leadership triangle supports the whole process from preparation to completion.
This starts with a clear vision, the right selection of people and flawless execution. NXTsteps takes ownership of this leadership role by creating a project charter and supporting project charter for every assignment.

One Team

‘Alone we are powerless. But together with an open mindset we can make things happen’.

Key in achieving the goals of an assignment or interim job is creating an open-minded safe environment for everyone. It starts with the trust and openness between the customer and NXTsteps. However, it doesn’t stop there: NXTsteps stands for a collaboration-oriented, and diversity embracing, open mindset. This results in projects and assignments, where creative new ideas are encouraged, and a continuous improvement culture leads to reaching project objectives that are supported by the whole team and company.

Operational Excellence

‘Operational Excellence is the corner stone of your license to operate.’

One of the pitfalls of teamwork and constant customer focus is that roles and responsibilities within a team or partnership are unclear making it impossible to create an environment where ownership and accountability are in the heart of the operations in the team.
This can eventually result in objectives not being met or even worse no clear objectives.
NXTsteps uses powerful tools to set clear processes, roles and responsibilities within the project team, but also when implementing businesses units.
Further clear KPI’s and OKRs are set at the start of the project or to support the further implementation of growth strategies.

Customer Focus

‘Without customers, there is no company.’

‘Instead of focusing on the competition, focus on the customer.’

Keeping the focus on your customer will make your company more resilient. Extensive customer research is often seen as an expense instead of an opportunity to increase your brand value. NXTsteps is convinced customer focus needs to be addressed in every assignment to align the value creation of the project and the assignment.

Sustainability

‘Successful growth is repeatable, ethical, and responsible to, and for, current and future communities’.

Sustainability is key for our economic and personal future. On the one hand, it specifies the shift from doing business with only shareholder value focus, towards business models where long-term value creation for society is the key driver of doing business and for success. It also reflects scalability, where the repeatability of processes is key for reaching your growth and expansion goals.

In projects and assignments, therefore, the sustainability of processes and strategies is always a starting point and focus area when working on the project and assignment scope.