12-Week Management Masterclass Program | Live Training | Starts on Thursday, 19 February 2026
12-Week Management Masterclass Program
Lead with Confidence. Build Strong Teams. Create a Business That Runs Smoothly in Just 12 Weeks.
Learn the proven ActionCOACH management frameworks to build competent, productive teams and develop leadership systems that free you from day-to-day firefighting.
Gain Control of Your Team
Boost Workplace Productivity
Improve Your Quality of Life
12-Week Management Masterclass Program
Lead with Confidence. Build Strong Teams. Create a Business That Runs Smoothly in Just 12 Weeks.
Learn the proven ActionCOACH management frameworks to build competent, productive teams and develop leadership systems that free you from day-to-day firefighting.
Gain Control of Your Team
Boost Workplace Productivity
Improve Your Quality of Life
For Ambitious Managers and Business Owners
Build and Lead a High-Performance Team
We made that sound simple, right? But every business owner knows managing people can be one of the hardest parts of growth.
Gain Control of Your
Business
You deserve to have full control, to make your own choices and set your own priorities. Get your business working for you, not the other way around.
Boost Your Financial Results
Invest your time in only the highest-value activities that drive your business forward, increasing your financial rewards.
Improve Your Quality
of Life
Whether its the school run or traveling, free yourself from the burden of running your business.
Let it thrive, so you can focus on
what truly matters.
In the 12-Week Management Masterclass, you’ll receive training, guidance, and tools to help you lead your team with confidence, communicate effectively, and manage with purpose — alongside a cohort of local business owners committed to growth.
Why the 12-Week Management Masterclass Works?
IGNITE
Ignite your interaction skills with the team and other managers in stage one. Develop the necessary skills, strategies and techniques to communicate value, build rapport and tackle challenges with a positive impact.
EMPOWER
Empower your management skills through personal growth in stage two. Learn how to handle workplace situations with ease and identify, understand, and address the needs of your employees, and managers, resulting in improved knowledge, skills and strategies.
ACHIEVE
Reach super-achiever potential in the final stage. Learn strategies to drive exceptional performance, boost workplace output and improve team results. Focus on management skills and team harmony with a growth mindset and necessary competencies.
Your Investment is $1,200 Covering All 12 Weekly Sessions
Joining the Management Masterclass Gives You Access To:
12x LIVE Management Training sessions facilitated by your ActionCOACH
12 x 1 hour weekly sessions live or online
Learn with other business owners
Participate in facilitated sessions with your local ActionCOACH
Walk away with practical strategies
12x Online Training Sessions with World #1 Business Coach, Brad Sugars
Chairman & Founder of ActionCOACH, Brad Sugars, will deliver video learning sessions each week
Workbook & Planning Tools ready to use in your business right-away
Walk away with Planning tools
Reading recommendations
Workbooks
The Management Masterclass Outline
The 12-Week curriculum is designed to elevate your management, communication, and leadership skills — and help your team perform at its best.
WEEK #1
Management vs. Leadership
Explore the distinction between management and leadership, develop a leadership mindset, and learn to eliminate blind spots while embracing a customer and growth mindset.
WEEK #2
Management Competencies
Dive deep into management competencies, assess your skills, and discover how to elevate your leadership capabilities.
WEEK #3
Managing Daily Lists
Master the art of managing daily lists, creating an organised workflow that boosts productivity.
WEEK #4
Managing Weekly Lists
Move on to managing weekly lists, introducing the LION concept to enhance your strategic planning.
WEEK #5
Managing Weekly Meetings
Learn to lead impactful weekly meetings, covering essential elements like WIFLE, group discussions, individual lists, and more.
WEEK #6
Managing 1:1 Meetings
Explore the art of managing 1:1 meetings, fostering effective one-on-one communication with your team members.
WEEK #7
Goals & Measures
Set goals and measures using KAI, KPI, KBI, and the 6x6 approach. Embrace stretch goals and SMART objectives.
WEEK #8
90 Day Planning
Craft a dynamic 90-day plan, making dreams come true with IVVM, and focusing on quarterly objectives.
WEEK #9
Reviews, Development & Discipline
Navigate annual reviews, personal development, and discipline, including SWOT analysis and conflict management.
WEEK #10
Communication & Tools
Enhance your communication skills, delve into tools like 360-degree feedback, and explore neuro-linguistic programming.
WEEK #11
Build Effective Teams through Systems, Training & Recruiting
Build effective teams through systems, training, and recruiting, incorporating the 80:20 rule and ActionCOACH's systemization principles.
WEEK #12
Transition from Manager to Leader
Transition from a manager to a leader by understanding the dynamics of management and leadership transition.
12-Week Management Training Programs
Meet Your Coach: Chris Whelan
Chris Whelan is a seasoned business coach, leadership mentor, and former global executive with over 25 years’ experience helping ambitious business owners grow profits, build high-performing teams, and reclaim their time. He’s worked in boardrooms across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Australasia - and now brings that global insight to the heart of small and medium-sized businesses across New Zealand and beyond.
Before becoming a business coach, Chris held senior leadership roles at Ernst & Young, BHP, and as Chief Executive of Wellington’s Economic Development Agency, where he led teams of up to 130 staff and oversaw $25 million annual budgets. While consulting for BHP in 2018–2019, he realized he no longer wanted to operate in a world where real change moved at glacial speed. He wanted to help business owners make meaningful change today - changes that would show up in profit, performance, and peace of mind tomorrow.
That decision led him to ActionCOACH. After reviewing different methodologies, Chris chose ActionCOACH because of its practical, results-driven frameworks. A conversation with a friend in South Africa - who, thanks to his coach, had built a self-sustaining business and was now flying his private plane and travelling the world - sealed the deal. That’s what Chris wanted to help others achieve: more life, not just more work.
Since 2015, Chris has coached business owners in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Canada - particularly in trades, manufacturing, and professional services.
His clients consistently increase profits by 25% - 50% and reduce their workload by 20% - 40% in as little as 12 - 36 months. Recent wins include:
- A 67% revenue increase in 18 months while maintaining strong margins
- A 17% productivity boost in a trades business through team and systems alignment
- $387,000 in untapped profit found through smarter cost management and pricing
- One owner shifting to a 2-day workweek while scaling profitably and planning succession
Chris brings structured thinking, commercial clarity, and a deep understanding of leadership, systems, and strategy. He’s known for cutting through the noise and helping business owners implement what matters most—so they can grow their business without growing their stress.
He currently serves as Chairperson of Infometrics, one of New Zealand’s leading economic consultancies, and as a trustee of a local counselling centre. His mission is clear: to help business owners build companies that run under management, generate strong returns, and give them the freedom to enjoy the life they’ve worked so hard to build.
His clients consistently increase profits by 25% - 50% and reduce their workload by 20% - 40% in as little as 12 - 36 months. Recent wins include:
- A 67% revenue increase in 18 months while maintaining strong margins
- A 17% productivity boost in a trades business through team and systems alignment
- $387,000 in untapped profit found through smarter cost management and pricing
- One owner shifting to a 2-day workweek while scaling profitably and planning succession
Chris brings structured thinking, commercial clarity, and a deep understanding of leadership, systems, and strategy. He’s known for cutting through the noise and helping business owners implement what matters most—so they can grow their business without growing their stress.
He currently serves as Chairperson of Infometrics, one of New Zealand’s leading economic consultancies, and as a trustee of a local counselling centre. His mission is clear: to help business owners build companies that run under management, generate strong returns, and give them the freedom to enjoy the life they’ve worked so hard to build.
His clients consistently increase profits by 25% - 50% and reduce their workload by 20% - 40% in as little as 12 - 36 months. Recent wins include:
- A 67% revenue increase in 18 months while maintaining strong margins
- A 17% productivity boost in a trades business through team and systems alignment
- $387,000 in untapped profit found through smarter cost management and pricing
- One owner shifting to a 2-day workweek while scaling profitably and planning succession
Chris brings structured thinking, commercial clarity, and a deep understanding of leadership, systems, and strategy. He’s known for cutting through the noise and helping business owners implement what matters most—so they can grow their business without growing their stress.
He currently serves as Chairperson of Infometrics, one of New Zealand’s leading economic consultancies, and as a trustee of a local counselling centre. His mission is clear: to help business owners build companies that run under management, generate strong returns, and give them the freedom to enjoy the life they’ve worked so hard to build.
ActionCOACH - The Centre of Business Excellence with Chris Whelan Coaching is here to help you with our 12-Week Management Training Program.
The comprehensive program is designed to help you achieve improved management performance by upgrading your skills, and techniques.
You’ll focus on improving your management skills, enhancing team harmony, and boosting workplace output, with a focus on developing necessary competencies and a growth mindset.
Take the first step towards improving your management skills by signing up for our 12-Week Management Training Program today!
ActionCOACH - The Centre of Business Excellence with Chris Whelan Coaching is here to help you with our 12-Week Management Training Program.
The comprehensive program is designed to help you achieve improved management performance by upgrading your skills, and techniques.
You’ll focus on improving your management skills, enhancing team harmony, and boosting workplace output, with a focus on developing necessary competencies and a growth mindset.
Take the first step towards improving your management skills by signing up for our 12-Week Management Training Program today!
ActionCOACH - The Centre of Business Excellence with Chris Whelan Coaching is here to help you with our 12-Week Management Training Program.
The comprehensive program is designed to help you achieve improved management performance by upgrading your skills, and techniques.
You’ll focus on improving your management skills, enhancing team harmony, and boosting workplace output, with a focus on developing necessary competencies and a growth mindset.
Take the first step towards improving your management skills by signing up for our 12-Week Management Training Program today!
ActionCOACH - The Centre of Business Excellence with Chris Whelan Coaching is here to help you with our 12-Week Management Training Program.
The comprehensive program is designed to help you achieve improved management performance by upgrading your skills, and techniques.
You’ll focus on improving your management skills, enhancing team harmony, and boosting workplace output, with a focus on developing necessary competencies and a growth mindset.
Take the first step towards improving your management skills by signing up for our 12-Week Management Training Program today!
Graduating from the Management Masterclass will help you...
Gain Control of Your Business
You deserve to have full control — to lead with clarity, set priorities, and make decisions confidently. Build systems that keep your business running smoothly, even when you step away.
Empower Your Team
Create a motivated, high-performing culture where your team takes ownership, solves problems, and consistently delivers results without relying on you for every decision.
Improve Your Quality of Life
Free yourself from day-to-day chaos and constant firefighting. Let your business thrive so you can focus on growth, strategy, and the things that truly matter.
Master business fundamentals and set yourself up for long-term success and freedom.
Every manager and business owner who joins the 12-Week Management Masterclass shares a common goal: to lead with confidence, empower their team, and free up time.
Here’s what happened when they did.
Every manager and business owner who joins the 12-Week Management Masterclass shares a common goal: to lead with confidence, empower their team, and free up time.
Here’s what happened when they did.
“Before joining, I was buried in daily operations and had no time to think strategically. By week 6, I had systems in place that freed up my evenings, and by graduation, we’d grown sales 35%.”
Laura M. | Retail Business Owner
“I didn’t think another course could make a difference — until this one. The accountability, the tools, and the clarity changed everything. I now run my team instead of chasing them.”
Ashley T. | Marketing Agency Owner
“I always said I didn’t have time for coaching. What I learned is that I didn’t have systems. The Masterclass helped me fix that — and I finally feel in control of my time and results.”
Kevin O. | Construction Business Owner
You could be the next success story.
Join the next 12-Week Management Masterclass and take control of your business and your team
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the 12-week Management Program cost?
This program costs $1200, payable to your business coach.
Why would I need a business coach?
There are endless reasons why a business owner, leader or senior manager would benefit from the support of a professional business coach. Being a business leader can be a lonely occupation as you need to wear many hats and often have little support outside of your family and friends. Your ActionCOACH will become your mentor, confidant and compassionate yet uncompromising friend. Your ActionCOACH will be there to guide you through the tough times and celebrate with you as you achieve your successes.
What is group coaching?
Group coaching is a method that involves coaching multiple individuals at once. In this approach, the coach works with a group of people who share common goals, challenges, or circumstances.
The group is a supportive environment where members give each other feedback, provide mutual support and develop a sense of community.
Our membership group coaching programs are designed around our ‘CARE’ philosophy.
‘C’ stands for ‘community’. Each of our group programs harnesses the power of shared learning and sense-making in a safe personal development ecosystem with other business owners and leaders at a similar stage in their journeys.
‘A’ stands for ‘Accountability’. Here you will be held to account by other members of your program in a supportive, fun environment. They want you to succeed and will challenge you to ensure that you achieve the goals and actions you set for yourself.
‘R’ stands for ‘Results’ as you will share and celebrate your successes with your peers and inspire one another to achieve even greater heights.
‘E’ stands for ‘Education’.
All of our programs are facilitated by a World-Class certified ActionCOACH Business Coach and supported by the world’s No.1 resource for business growth and education. You will learn new strategies, tools and frameworks to implement into your life and business straight away, ultimately empowering you to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.
How long do coaching programs last?
Each of the Masterclass (Business, Sales and Marketing) Programs last 12 weeks.
For other programs it will depends on your goals and how far you want to grow. Just like everything else in life, true performance requires a life-long commitment to self-development. There are no ‘quick fixes’ and we recommend undertaking a program of a minimum of 24 months to experience a significant, lasting change. In reality, our clients stay for much longer as there’s always a new challenge and their horizons are constantly evolving. Whether you're just starting out in business, have reached maturity and you're unsure where to go next or you're wanting to exit your business and get it working without you there, business coaching can start and continue at any point of your business journey. Would you like to have a story like theirs?
Are there extra charges to implement the strategies?
Absolutely not! You will find that implementing these strategies will actually save you money!
Whether you are on a group or 1:1 coaching program, you will be shown how to implement strategies and then be held accountable to do or delegate the work by your coach and your peers in the community. Everyone in the ActionCOACH family is committed to your business and personal growth and you will find support is happily given whenever you need it – whether that is from your coaches team or our wider ActionCOACH community of incredible business leaders.
Will business coaching work for my business, industry or specific problem?
The ActionCOACH coaching system has been proven to work in businesses of all shapes, sizes, industries and at every stage of development. Thousands of businesses worldwide have been coached to success using these proven methodologies. Whilst every business and team are different, the challenges they face are often remarkably similar. Your ActionCOACH will help you identify the root causes of your challenges and the barriers that prevent you from achieving success. Instead of just addressing the symptoms, your coach will work with you to choose the best strategies that will help you overcome these obstacles. Together, you will create a strategic roadmap that will guide you to the success you desire.
How much time or work will I have to put in?
The main purpose of coaching is to help you become more efficient and effective in how you invest all of your resources, especially your time, which is the most valuable of them all. At the start of the coaching journey, we focus on time management to help you analyse your relationship with time, identify how you're currently spending it and provide you with clarity around your choices. This will help you make significant improvements in both productivity and efficiency, allowing you to invest more of your time working on the business as a true leader rather than in the business as just a part of the machinery. We strongly recommend that you dedicate at least 20% of your time to working on activities, and we will assist you in finding ways to achieve this goal.
Transform Your Business with Confidence
At ActionCOACH, we understand it's essential that you achieve real results for you and your business. That's why we back our coaching programs with our ActionCOACH guarantee. As long as you follow our proven systems and complete all of the work and actions agreed upon in your sessions, our coaching programs are guaranteed to deliver the transformative outcomes you deserve. Ask your coach for full details.