The paper is devoted to the study of the mechanism and competencies needed for developing managerial skills through training courses on managerial struggle, which are necessary not only in the field of business and management, but also in other spheres of public life. The technology of these trainings was developed by Vladimir Tarasov. The influence of this technology on the development of necessary skills and abilities, as well as the techniques and stratagems of behavior used during these trainings is described. The ways of their application in practice during real negotiations or in other situations where there is communication between people are examined.