The hardest part of the company is the middle manager. Tops are pressed from above, subordinates from below. Constantly growing goals, irregular schedule, negotiations on vacation, weekends at work - everything is like in the business game "Princes and Cabbage," based on which this book was written. Alexey Slobodyanyuk has been playing the game since 2012. During this time, more than 20 thousand people have mastered effective strategies for interacting with subordinates, managers, colleagues and counterparties. They once and for all parted with the state of the "driven horse" and were able to breathe freely, knowing that the well-functioning business mechanism would not fail. After reading this book, you will learn how to: - seek understanding from colleagues and counterparties; - resolve conflict situations at different levels; - receive support and resources from above and results from below; - grow your career ladder with benefit for the company and increase your income.