Lead people, run teams, and get results — the evidence-based fundamentals of management and leadership, taught as findings rather than guru folklore, and useful whether you manage one person or one hundred. The real difference between management and leadership; what actually motivates people (intrinsic versus extrinsic, and the myths about money and motivation); delegation and accountability; giving feedback that lands and running one-on-ones that matter; structured hiring and why it beats gut-feel interviews; performance management (goals, OKRs versus KPIs, and the biases that distort reviews); team dynamics (psychological safety, the stages a team goes through, social loafing, and groupthink); leadership styles and situational leadership; decision-making — when to command, consult, or build consensus; resolving conflict; change management and the reasons change efforts fail; and influencing without authority when you don’t control the outcome. Contested findings are taught honestly as contested. Every explanation names the principle, the classic mistake, and a rule you can use with your team on Monday. Educational skill practice — no great-man mythology and no guaranteed results.