Business · Intermediate
Move beyond manual control and lead your organisation as a system
A structured programme that takes you from a clear picture of reality to a working set of management principles, applied to your own company.
- 26 core lessons
- 2 bonus lessons
- Assignments with feedback
- Live sessions every two weeks
- 12 months of access
When manual management stops working
Most people reach management because they were good at something else. You were a strong specialist, a reliable team member or the founder who did everything. For a while, personal effort and quick fixes were enough. Then the team grew, the tasks multiplied, and your attention became the scarcest resource in the company.
The symptoms are familiar. Decisions wait for you. Agreements need constant reminders. Changes are announced with energy and quietly fade within a month. You work harder, but results do not scale, because the limit is not your effort. It is the absence of a shared language for describing the organisation and a method for steering it.
This programme treats management as a discipline rather than a collection of tricks. It begins with how you perceive reality, because a decision can only be as good as the picture it is based on. It then builds the tools of management theory, adds the human and team dimensions, and finishes with the principles that tie everything together.
The aim is not to give you more techniques to memorise. It is to give you a coherent way of thinking about any complex system, whether that is a business, a project or your own working life, so that you can choose your next step deliberately.
What you will be able to do
The programme is built around four areas of capability.
- Describe your organisation as a whole
Fill the gaps in your mental model with concepts that make management decisions less blind.
- Frame a management problem formally
State the goal, the object, the constraints and the available actions in precise terms.
- Judge how predictable a system is
Assess stability and see where behaviour can and cannot be forecast.
- Decide under uncertainty
Use structured methods to choose a scenario and carry it through.
- Build working feedback loops
Design direct and reverse links so that results are checked instead of assumed.
- Manage yourself as a leader
Work with a model of the psyche, the balance of logic and intuition, and a practical framework for your own leadership.
- Build and read a team
Apply a framework for teams and understand structured and unstructured ways of coordinating people.
- Read the goals of other players
Use game theory and the symbolic layer of management to see what other parties are trying to achieve.
- 26
- core lessons
- 2
- bonus lessons
- 6
- learning blocks
- 12 months
- of access
A sequence, not a pile of lessons
The lessons are arranged as a trajectory. The first block lays the philosophical and methodological foundation: how you describe the world, what management is and how it differs from power. The second block turns to the instruments of management theory. The third looks at the individual leader, the fourth at teams and larger social systems, and the fifth at the symbolic layer of management. The final lesson collects everything into a set of axioms.
Each block relies on the one before it. This is why the programme works best when followed in order, and why the platform opens the next lesson after you complete the assignment for a key one.
You will meet some demanding ideas, including formal problem statements, stability, dynamic programming and game theory. They are explained through analogies and worked examples, so you can use them in practice without a technical background in mathematics.
How the course works
All 26 lessons live in your personal account on the learning platform. You study at your own pace, return to any lesson when you need it, and move through the sequence as your schedule allows. Access begins as soon as payment is confirmed, so you can start the same day.
Key lessons end with an assignment based on the material of your own company or team. Your work is reviewed and you receive feedback; the next lesson opens once the assignment is done. This keeps the course tied to practice rather than leaving it as a series of videos you have watched.
Every two weeks there is a live online meeting where situations from participants and questions about completed lessons are discussed. These sessions are an addition to the lessons, not a replacement for them.
The first lesson, on describing the world, can be tried before you buy. It is offered in the same format as the whole programme, including its assignment, so you can judge the style and depth for yourself.
The programme
Six learning blocks with 26 core lessons, followed by two bonus lessons.
1Block 1 — Foundation: worldview and the nature of managementThe philosophical and methodological base of the whole programme.5 lessons
- Describing the world: building a complete picture of reality
- Meta-skills of a manager: which skills determine all the others
- A survey of management theories
- Management and power: the life cycle of the management process
- The formal statement of a management problem
2Block 2 — Management theory, part one: stability and uncertaintyTools for any complex system, from business to personal life.4 lessons
- Stability of an object through predictability of behaviour
- The method of dynamic programming
- Management under uncertainty
- Operating modes of the managed object
3Block 2 — Management theory, part two: from scenario to full functionCarrying a chosen course of action through to results.3 lessons
- Carrying out the chosen scenario of the future
- Direct and reverse feedback
- The full management function
4Block 3 — The person: the psyche and the leaderThe structure of the psyche and practical models for working with yourself.5 lessons
- The structure of the human psyche
- A seven-level model of the person
- Logic and intuition
- The applied framework "The Leader's Personality"
- The person as both object and subject of management
5Block 4 — Social systems: teams and super-systemsFrom a single team to large social systems.5 lessons
- The social system and the structural way of managing
- The applied framework "The Team"
- The social super-system and the unstructured way of managing
- Assessing the quality of management, collective intelligence and virtual structures
- Game theory and the interaction of management subjects
6Blocks 5 and 6 — Symbols, archetypes and the axioms of managementThe symbolic layer of management and the synthesis of the whole course.4 lessons
- Symbols in psychology and management
- Numbers as archetypes
- Letters and runes as archetypes of a super-system's consciousness
- The axioms of management
7Bonus lessonsApplied topics for those who have completed the main programme.2 lessons
- The applied framework "Engineering of Power", version 0.1: reverse-engineering management goals
- Artificial intelligence in management
What you get
- 26 core lessons
A complete sequence from worldview to the axioms of management.
- 2 bonus lessons
Applied material on a power-engineering framework and on artificial intelligence in management.
- Assignments on your own material
Key lessons close with a task based on your company, with feedback on your work.
- Live sessions every two weeks
Online meetings to discuss real situations and questions.
- A personal account on the platform
Study at your own pace and revisit any lesson whenever you need it.
- Instant start
Access opens right after payment.
- 12 months of access
A full year from the day of payment to work through and review the material.
- A free trial lesson
Try the first lesson before you decide.
Is this programme for you?
This course is for you if…
- You manage a team or a department and have outgrown manual control.
- You own a business that depends on your personal involvement for every decision.
- You are an expert becoming a manager and need a complete picture of what management consists of.
- You prefer understanding why methods work over collecting quick tips.
- You are ready to complete assignments using the material of your own organisation.
Probably not a fit if…
- You are looking for a short list of life hacks you can apply in an evening.
- You want to watch passively without doing any assignments.
- You expect a guaranteed outcome, such as promotion or revenue growth, from watching lessons.
- You need one-to-one personal work; this programme is a group-format online course.
After the course
By the end you have a shared vocabulary for talking about management precisely, both with yourself and with your team. You can describe a situation as a system, state the problem formally, identify which feedback is missing and choose a scenario with a clear view of the uncertainty involved.
You also have a framework for your own role as a leader and one for your team, built through assignments on your actual work rather than on invented case studies.
The final lesson draws everything into a set of axioms you can carry into your own practice. From there, the bonus material on applying artificial intelligence in management gives you a way to think about the technology as a new environment for management action.
Questions before you buy
How much time will I need each week?
The programme is self-paced, so it depends on your rhythm. Plan for the lesson itself, time to think through the ideas and time for the assignment on key lessons. Many people complete one lesson a week, and you have 12 months of access.
Do I need any prerequisites?
No specific qualification is required. Some experience of managing people, projects or a business helps you connect the ideas to real situations. A small team is no obstacle, because the systemic view is useful at any size.
Can I try the course before paying?
Yes. The first lesson, on describing the world, is available free in the same format as the full programme, including its assignment.
How does access work after payment?
Access opens as soon as your payment is confirmed. You study in your personal account on the learning platform and can start the same day. Your access lasts 12 months from the date of payment.
What is the lesson format?
Lessons are delivered online in your account, with assignments on key lessons that are reviewed with feedback. Live online meetings take place every two weeks to discuss participants' situations and questions.
Will the next lessons open automatically?
The lessons follow a sequence. After a key lesson you complete the assignment, and the next lesson opens once it is done.
Does the material stay available?
Yes, for the whole access period of 12 months from payment. You can return to any lesson and revisit the material as often as you like during that time.
What is your refund policy?
You can request a full refund within 14 days of purchase if the course is not what you expected.
Can I pay in instalments?
The full price is shown at checkout. If you have questions about payment options, contact our support team before ordering.
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