Category: Leadership
When Your Leadership Playbook Stops Working (And How Constant Calibration Keeps You on Course)
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action-Strategies-By-Design One of the hardest challenges experienced leaders face is questioning the exact strategy that brought them success in the first place. We build playbooks because
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Stop Trying to Teach Decision Making. Fix the Culture Instead
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design In my experience advising leaders, they often ask, “Can you teach our people to make better decisions?” It’s a reasonable request,
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Becoming a Resilient Leader During Times of Continuous Change
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design Studies show that nearly 60% of executives believe leadership resilience is critical for navigating uncertainty and disruption. As continuous change becomes the
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Message From Julie: Extraordinary Leadership Starts in the Ordinary Moments
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design A few years ago, I attended the wedding of a friend’s daughter. In his toast to the young couple, the Man of
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The Leader’s Mindset Shift: From Control to Adaptability
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design Traditional leadership models were built in an era that valued hierarchy, authority, and control. Decision-making largely sat with senior leadership, and compliance
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Leading Through Continuous Change. Why Stability Is No Longer the Goal.
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design Summary: Restructuring. New technologies. Layoffs. Change is no longer a one-off event—it is the new constant. To prevent burnout and disengagement, leaders
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2025 in Review: A Year of Growth in Building High-Performing Teams
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design As 2025 comes to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on the lessons and strategies that shaped our
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Message From Julie: Lessons From My Mat: Let Go to Grow
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design During a recent yoga class my teacher was talking about transitions. She said, “If you want to grow you must let go”.
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How Do We Get Team Members To Hold Each Other Accountable?
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action-Strategies-By-Design Summary: Accountability in the workplace is a challenge many leaders face, with 25% naming it as their biggest hurdle. Establishing a culture of accountability doesn’t
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How Do We Prepare Our Teams to Be More Adaptable and Open to Change?
Author: Julie Chance, Founder of Action Strategies by Design Summary: Far too often, organizations see change as something to manage and get through rather than an opportunity to grow. However,
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