Action Strategies By Design provides leadership training and team development services in Dallas and the DFW Metroplex.

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Stop Letting Friction Kill Your Team's Productivity

Even the most talented individuals fail when team collaboration and mutual accountability break down. At Action-Strategies-By-Design, we believe high performance isn’t an accident—it’s a discipline. We help organizations build the trust, strategic alignment, and healthy conflict necessary to turn individual capability into collective results.

  • The wrong hires slow momentum
  • Communication gaps create frustration
  • Leaders spend time solving the same issues repeatedly
  • Accountability is inconsistent
  • Progress feels harder than it should
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Why Work with Action Strategies by Design?

Action-Strategies-By-Design was founded in 2002 by Julie Chance to help companies maximize bottom-line results by unlocking the potential of their people and harnessing the power of teamwork. Services are provided to an array of companies including healthcare organizations and hospital systems, governmental agencies, manufacturing firms, and professional services firms.

Our Loyal Clients

"Julie Chance is an extremely talented business consultant, strategist & speaker. She recently served as a panelist at a presentation to the Women's Initiative Network employee resource group at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX. Her presentation and insights were outstanding. I would highly recommend her work. She is a true professional. Her training is some of the best I have seen."  

- Shivaun Palmer, CEO & Co-Founder, Plaid For Women

“Julie Chance’s executive briefing on Change and the Teamwork Connection was of tremendous value! Julie very effectively engaged the group as she led us in “walking the talk” in an extremely meaningful & enjoyable way. I was pleasantly surprised with the powerful impact that Julie’s presentation made on me, & I left energized to promptly share her “connection” pearls of wisdom with my team. As a result, we have a better “Teamwork Connection” & therefore a happier, more cohesive, more productive team. Thank you Julie!”

- Beth Denton, Owner and CEO, Medistar Home Health

"She is an excellent listener and good at processing what I say and do to help me achieve better results in business and life. I see positive, measurable results in my business from working with Julie."

- Ann Lovett-Baird, CEO, Lovett Consulting Group

"Once Julie coached us to understand how we could better communicate based on our individual DiSC® styles we were able to navigate the challenges in the office far more effectively. We still talk about our styles during daily interactions — it keeps us on track for success."

- Rebecca Liston, CEO & Founder of RebeccaListon.com

"Julie is a dynamic strategist. She compliments any team with whom she is working. She quickly analyzes the market and develops tactics and programs that are focused on bottom line growth and long term success."

- Diane Partridge, VP Marketing & Communications, University of Louisville Physicians

"Julie is a skilled communicator with a coach’s heart. Her coaching style is supportive yet challenging and can help companies transform how they do business internally, giving them a competitive advantage."  

-Stella Oefinger, Owner, StarFlame Solutions

"Julie's mastery in strategic planning for complex business development markets far surpass anyone's I've collaborated with before. She taught her unique brand of healthcare referral partnership development, fortifying my successes when she supervised our region. Julie's vision and exquisite teaching skills catapulted my leadership skills at organizing sales teams and strategy to an unstoppable degree."  

- Knoel Babin RNC BSN, Founder, Director at Legacy Hospice of Austin

"Julie is a skilled facilitator with the ability to ask just the right question at just the right time. She is able to take on tough topics without judgement or blame. She never loses sight of the desired outcome. The result is a solution that meets the needs of the organization and that team members can get behind." 

- Nadine Nicholson, CEO, Me Jane

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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

Our team development services strengthen trust, accountability, and communication across your organization. When teams are aligned around clear goals, productivity and results naturally improve.

We utilize a range of proven assessment tools to deliver meaningful, practical insights for individuals and teams. Our primary tools include:

These assessments help individuals better understand their strengths, communication styles, leadership impact, and team dynamics—enabling teams to collaborate more effectively and perform at a higher level.

Yes, we provide both individual and group coaching tailored to your organization’s needs. Our coaching focuses on real-world application and sustainable leadership growth.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore how our customized leadership and team development solutions can support your organization’s goals. We’ll work with you to identify the right assessments, training, or coaching programs to strengthen communication, increase engagement, and drive meaningful, measurable results.