The modern labor market demands for soft skills, the need for their formation is fixed in the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education. The universal competency Teamwork and leadership is a mandatory component of higher education programs in all fields and levels of training. Russian universities have been granted the right to independently determine the order of competency formation. A review of established practices shows that competence is formed, as a rule, either within the framework of one (several) unified courses included in each educational program (most often these courses are Teamwork and Leadership, Sociology, and Psychology), or integrated into other courses, complementing general professional or professional competencies. The authors consider the experience of Baikal State University, which implements the first approach: the general course Teamwork and Leadership is taught in all bachelor's and specialist's degree programs. The article describes the procedure for the formation and teaching of the subject Teamwork and leadership, the organization of methodological work, highlights the advantages and difficulties, and outlines the authors' approach to the formation of educational assignments. As an illustration, the article presents methodological developments on one of the questions of the course, meeting the needs of students and allowing them to increase their level of involvement and the quality of learning.