Live Online Leadership Training for Managers

Enroll your managers in a proven leadership system to build confidence, strengthen accountability, and improve team performance.

Two managers participating in the Ultimate Leader Live Online program

Leadership Training for Managers
Who Want Stronger Teams

Leadership training for daily challenges

Ultimate Leader Live Online combines self-paced leadership training with three live, facilitator-led implementation sessions that help managers turn practical skills into everyday leadership habits.

Managers learn how to build trust, strengthen communication, motivate employees, set clear expectations, improve performance, handle difficult conversations, and create consistent accountability across their teams.

The training blends proven management principles with real-world application, helping participants address misunderstandings earlier, improve follow-through, and strengthen team ownership.

Even experienced managers can struggle when communication breaks down or expectations become unclear. Ultimate Leader gives them a practical framework for handling those challenges before they erode trust, performance, and team effectiveness.

Leadership training for new
and experienced managers

Ultimate Leader Live Online is designed for managers who want practical leadership skills they can apply immediately. It works well for:

  • New managers building confidence and core leadership skills

  • Experienced managers who want greater consistency and stronger results

  • Frontline supervisors and team leaders

  • Department and operations managers

  • Management teams who need a shared leadership approach

  • Organizations developing multiple managers at the same time

The program helps leaders communicate more clearly, strengthen accountability, handle difficult conversations, and lead their teams with greater confidence and consistency.

Leadership Challenges That Hold
Managers and Teams Back

Most managers are never actually taught how to lead people.

They’re promoted because of their technical expertise, work ethic, or ability to solve problems — but when challenges arise, many managers default to doing instead of leading.

They avoid difficult conversations, struggle to communicate expectations clearly, and rely on instinct rather than proven leadership principles to manage performance and accountability.

Over time, the symptoms become obvious.

  • Communication breaks down.
  • Accountability weakens.
  • Teams become disengaged.
  • Execution slows and frustration increases.

Not because these managers lack potential, but because no one ever taught them the leadership skills required to lead a team effectively.

Recognizing the symptoms of ineffective leadership

Better leadership brings out the best in people and the best in business.

— Dr. Mary Kay

The System Behind Consistent Leadership

Each of the six components connects to the next, creating a repeatable leadership 
structure that teams, functions, and entire organizations can implement.

Six Leadership Skills in the Ultimate Leader System

Establish Trust
Build credibility, transparency, and leadership presence.

Strengthen Connection
Create relationships that increase engagement, openness, and buy-in.

Address Conflict Early
Resolve misunderstandings before they become performance problems.

Unlock Motivation
Understand what drives people and bring out their best.

Clarify Expectations
Create unmistakable clarity around priorities, standards, and responsibilities.

Drive Accountability
Build ownership, follow-through, and consistent performance.

This is not abstract leadership theory. It is a proven system for leading people clearly, confidently, and effectively in the real world.

The Ultimate Leader System

Created by Dr. Mary Kay Whitaker from more than
three decades of developing over 50,000 leaders.

The Ultimate Leader course has helped me become more proactive, address issues early, and communicate with my team daily. It’s a professional, relevant program that strengthens leadership skills, improves collaboration, and helps leaders achieve better results for their teams and organizations.

— Paul Saucedo, Plant Manager

What’s included in Ultimate Leader Live Online

Ultimate Leader On-Demand Course Access

Participants receive access to practical lessons, proven leadership tools, worksheets, templates, action plans, and implementation guides they can work through at their own pace.

Three Live 3-Hour Implementation Sessions

After completing the On-Demand learning, participants meet together in three interactive Zoom sessions with an experienced facilitator.

These sessions are focused on implementation, not repeating course content. Participants bring the leadership situations, conversations, and people challenges they're facing and work through how to apply the Ultimate Leader System effectively.

Collaborative Leadership Problem-Solving

Every manager faces different situations, even when the underlying leadership challenges are similar.

Working through those situations together helps participants see how the same leadership principles can be applied in different ways. Questions, discussion, and facilitator guidance deepen everyone’s understanding and help each manager become more confident using the system in real situations.

Tools and Support for Continued Implementation

Participants leave with ongoing access to the Ultimate Leader System, practical worksheets, and implementation tools they can continue using as new leadership challenges arise.

Results of Leadership Training for Managers

When managers learn the same leadership system and practice applying it to real situations, leadership becomes more consistent across the team. Participants leave with practical tools they can use immediately to improve communication, clarify expectations, strengthen accountability, and handle leadership challenges with greater confidence.

  • More Consistent Performance: Managers use a consistent approach to communicate, set expectations, address performance, and hold people accountable.
  • Better Team Alignment: A shared leadership system gives managers a common language and approach, reducing mixed messages and inconsistent management practices.
  • Better Team Performance: As communication, expectations, and accountability improve, teams are better positioned to work together and deliver stronger results.
  • Stronger Communication: Leaders become more effective at having clear, productive conversations before misunderstandings and performance issues escalate.
  • More Confident Managers: Participants know what to do when leadership situations become difficult, instead of relying on instinct or reacting differently from one situation to the next.
  • Greater Accountability: Managers learn how to clarify expectations, follow through consistently, and address performance issues without avoiding difficult conversations.

Leadership Assessments and Tools
Included With the Program

Bonus #1

360º Assessment

The Ultimate Leader System 360º assessment is a powerful tool for managers to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their team members, and their family and friends.

Bonus #2

Motivation Assessment

An effective tool designed to uncover what truly drives each member of your team. By understanding their core motivations, you’ll be able to inspire and empower your team to achieve extraordinary results.

Bonus #3

Action Plan Workbook

The downloadable Ultimate Leader System workbook is filled with easy-to-complete action plans designed to boost and accelerate leadership performance. Action plans are available online for participants' unlimited use. 

Dr. Mary Kay played a key role in helping our plant successfully navigate a major culture change. Her training was practical, engaging, and easy to understand at every level of the organization. She remained accessible, followed up consistently, and helped ensure the program delivered meaningful, lasting results.

Rhonda Rallios

Quality Assurance Manager

The live online course was engaging, practical, and easy to apply right away. The sessions created a great learning experience for our team, with useful tools, thoughtful discussion, and real-world ideas that made the content both valuable and enjoyable.

Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill

Plant Manager

What once felt like an extremely difficult situation became an opportunity for real progress. The guidance and facilitation provided in the Live Online program strengthened communication, rebuilt trust, and created a more respectful, collaborative working relationship. The positive change was significant, and the impact has continued well beyond the sessions.

Dwain Welch

Dwain Welch

Regional Manager

Common Questions About
Live Online Leadership Training

“Will this actually help me in real situations?”

Yes. This is built around the exact conversations and challenges you’re already dealing with — so you can apply it immediately, not someday.

You won’t have to translate theory into action.

“I’ve done leadership training before… how is this different?”

The Ultimate Leader System gives you a clear, repeatable way to use what you know—exactly when it matters most.

No hesitation. No second-guessing. Just execution that holds up under pressure.

“I don’t always know what to say or do in the moment.”

That’s exactly what this solves.
You’ll know how to approach the situation while you’re in it—not after the fact.

“I’m already busy.”

This doesn’t add more to your workload.
It upgrades/simplifies how you handle what’s already on your plate.

"The question isn’t whether this would help... It’s whether you want to keep managing the same issues—or give yourself a better way to lead."

When managers lead the same way,
results multiply

A shared leadership system turns individual improvement into organization-wide impact.

When one manager applies the Ultimate Leader System, the impact can be seen within a team. Communication improves, expectations become clearer, accountability strengthens, and issues are addressed earlier.

When multiple managers use the same leadership approach, those improvements begin to spread across the organization. Teams hear a common language, experience more consistent leadership, and know what to expect from their managers.

That consistency can strengthen engagement, improve execution, reduce avoidable turnover, and create more predictable performance. The result is more than individual manager development. It is a leadership system that can scale across teams and compound its impact over time.

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Your leadership breakthrough starts here

The Live Online + On-Demand

Ultimate Leader System—for teams of up to 5 managers

Regular tuition $8,500

Special Enrollment Pricing

$7,500

Save $1000


You’re in the right place. With the right tools, guidance, and support, everything becomes clearer, more manageable, and more effective.

Ultimate Leader System On-Demand on a desktop, tablet, laptop, and phone
  • Three live online facilitated team sessions to reinforce learning, answer real-world questions, and align leadership priorities.
  • Included in the Live Online program is free, 24/7 access to the On-Demand Ultimate Leader System (a $597 value).
  • Lifetime access to the system, all future updates, all four bonuses, plus implementation support.
  • Comprehensive workbook with practical exercises, guides, and action steps to help you apply what you learn.
  • Bonus #1: The Ultimate Leader System 360º CommStyles assessment —$1875 value
  • Bonus #2: The Ultimate Leader System Motivation Needs Assessment —$1875 value
  • Bonus #3: Support access to answer all your implementation questions $1250 value
  • Bonus #4: $597 credit per manager to participate in an On-site Retreat or Executive Coaching

Develop Leadership Skills
That Improve Team Performance

Strong leaders are always refining how they communicate, build trust, create accountability, and bring out the best in others.

For more than three decades, I’ve worked with leaders at every level and have seen firsthand which skills make the greatest difference in how to effectively lead.

In this Live Online experience, I’ll help you strengthen those skills in practical ways you can use immediately.

We’ll explore real leadership challenges, look at situations from fresh perspectives, and work through proven approaches for handling conversations, relationships, and people issues with greater confidence and effectiveness.

My goal is to help you build on the strengths you already have and increase the impact you make in the moments that matter most.

If you’re ready to sharpen your leadership skills and elevate your effectiveness, I’d be honored to guide you through the experience.

Dr. Mary Kay Whitaker, founder of About Leaders

Dr. Mary Kay, Founder, About Leaders 
Creator of the Ultimate Leader System

Satisfaction-Guarantee

"Try it and see" 100% Satisfaction-Guarantee.

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If, for any reason, you don't like the Ultimate Leader System, you can get a full refund anytime within 30 days after your purchase. If you have any issues, just get in touch with our friendly support team, and they'll either help you get the results you need or issue a swift refund.

Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Leadership Training

Will this work for experienced managers?

Yes. Rather than reteaching management basics, the training gives experienced managers a practical leadership system they can apply immediately to real workplace challenges.

How is this different from other leadership training?

This course goes beyond theory. Managers learn a practical leadership system, apply it to real workplace challenges, and build skills they can use immediately with their teams.

How much time does this take?

The live program includes three 3-hour sessions, plus self-paced training participants can complete on their own schedule.

How quickly will we see results?

Most managers begin applying the skills immediately, with noticeable improvements in communication, accountability, and team interactions within the first few weeks.

What’s the risk?

The program includes a 30-day guarantee, so you can evaluate the training and decide whether it’s the right fit for your team.

What happens during the live sessions?

Managers work with an experienced facilitator to apply the Ultimate Leader system to real workplace challenges, practice key skills, and create action plans they can use immediately.

How many managers can participate?

Ultimate Leader Live Online is designed for teams of up to five managers, allowing everyone to learn and apply the same leadership system together.

What if someone misses a live session?

Participants still have access to the self-paced training and program resources, so they can continue learning and stay aligned with the rest of the team.

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