The textbook summarizes the theoretical, methodological and practical material of various problems in the field of management psychology. The paper examines the psychological structure, composition, content of the leader's activities and its main psychological patterns. The fundamental problems of the psychology of management are formulated, the foundations of the psychology of communication and interaction, the characteristic features of the personality of the leader and subordinate, the essence of the psychology of managing the quality of life and conflict situations, group processes and phenomena are revealed.