Emotional Intelligence : Understand and Master your Emotions (Udemy.com)
Research and Lessons, on Emotions; Emotional Intelligence, and Social Skills, for Leaders, Managers, and everyone else
Created by: Sivakami S
Last updated January 2026
What you will learn
- Understand what Emotions are, why they evolved, and what functions they serve
- Learn about the Research behind several key Emotions, and how they affect your Judgements and Decisions
- Use this Research, to learn some Strategies and Techniques to manage your Emotions better, and prevent them from derailing your Judgements and Decisions!
- Get an overview about how you think, judge and make decisions, and how your reason and emotion work
How it compares
Against the other 230 rated Udemy courses in Leadership & Management on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 92% of them
- Reviews3,024#75 of 231 by number of reviews
- Length4.2 hourslonger than 78% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2026more recently than 64% of them
Course Description
Emotional Intelligence, or EI, as it is often abbreviated, was a term first used in the 1960s.
It is described as the ability to recognize, understand, and manage your own emotions, and those of others.
EI became very popular after Daniel Goleman wrote his 1996 book “Emotional Intelligence”. His model of EI is a mixed model, and there are 2 other EI models as well.
There are also several different measures, and scales, of EI, that have been developed over the decades. And while there is some research to suggest that such measures can be a factor for personal and professional success, this relationship is not clear, or strong. So, measuring EI with complicated EQ questionnaires, and calculations, may not really be that effective, after all !
This Course does not measure your EQ, or cover any of these EI Models.
Instead, I cover the real research, and studies, on various emotions, from Psychology. I focus on the more complex human emotions, which are unique to human beings, and I look at the themes connecting these emotions.
These themes have a powerful effect on our thinking, judgement and decision-making.
These effects can be good, but can also be very misleading, and even harmful.
And we can, and should, control, and manage these effects !
This Course aims to give you deeper insights, and provide the latest Research Findings, on several key Human Emotions, from Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavioral Economics. This will give you deeper perspectives and lessons that are grounded in real research and evidence.
Learn about how your different emotions affect your judgements and decisions, your behaviour and interactions. And learn how to use this valuable knowledge to understand them, and manage them better, hugely improving your Leadership, Management and Social Skills!
Rather than being organised around the usual emotions of Happiness, Sadness, Anger etc. this Course is organised around themes that are built around our emotions.
These Themes typically comprise of multiple emotions, which together form a concept, and greatly influence our thinking, behaviour and decisions. And that is what we should be aware of, manage, and control.
I also cover other individual emotions, and their effects, at the end of the Course.
Learn about the science and research behind human emotions, and become a more responsible, informed, aware and emotionally intelligent Leader !
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AI Tools only used for minor language edits, and in searching for Research Papers and Sources.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
3,024 Reviews
Sivakami S
Sivakami (pronounced She-vuh-kaa-me) is a Business Leader turned Online Educator, specializing in Leadership Psychology.
She moved from the Corporate World into teaching in 2015.
Since then, she has coached university students, business leaders, and managers around the world. She is a bestselling Udemy instructor, and a Udemy Instructor Partner, a title held by less than 1% of Udemy Business instructors. More than 165,000 students, from 181 countries, have taken her courses.
All her Courses draw on research from Cognitive and Social Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavioral Economics. She turns that research into practical strategies that today's leaders and managers can actually use.
Before teaching, Sivakami spent almost two decades in leadership roles at large multinational companies. She led global teams, drove major initiatives, and helped shape corporate policy, while working toward demanding business goals.
Along the way, she coached and mentored many young leaders and managers, and experienced first hand both the joys and the challenges of leadership.
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Reviews
By Gray Rider on 1/12/2026
Great examples and explanations. Also, I like the difference in presentation and animation. The presenter draws some incorrect conclusions which are presented as fact in an effort to persuade or dissuade a behavior or thought process... however her foundation is based on Evolutionary THEORY which I do not subscribe to or believe. Most of the training is helpful... Some draw conclusions that are incorrect. For example, there are behaviors that elicit disgust based on God given moral conscious and Truth. Some behaviors are inherently repugnant because they are contrary to the word of God and Truth. That said, it doesn't mean individuals that believe in the Word and Truth hate the persons that have disgusting behaviors. Instead, true followers of Christ love the individual and hate the disgusting behavior. We should all have empathy for others since we have all sinned. All have fallen short and we are dependent upon His grace and mercy. The Word and the Truth do not evolve. The Good News is that God sent his son Jesus Christ to save the world the invitation is open to anyone that believes that Jesus Christ was sent to earth and died for everyone who repents and depends on Him. We have all fallen short... We cannot hate others for committing evil because sin is evil and everyone has sinned against the Father. We should hate the sin but should feel compassion on the sinner and show love to our neighbors... We should share the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ with everyone. Our morals do change because God does not change. In the beginning was the Word and the Word is God and lives forever (John 1:1). We are born with a moral compass it isn't a result of a lack of evolving as the instructor suggests... or actually presented as "fact." Man not simply another species that evolved from another. Man was created special in the image of God. There is enough evidence to understand if individuals will be willing to humble themselves and consider the evidence around us considering the biblical texts as a historical record. The bible is a historical text to which science can be understood. Consider watching "Is Genesis History" on YouTube and reading the Bible. If you go into it with open mind and humble heart, He will reveal himself. I believe it, I am evidence of it. Great course otherwise and I appreciate the instructors hard work on this.
By Amanda Robinson on 10/6/2021
This was a great introduction course to the science behind all our emotions. I deal daily with staff going through these emotions at different times and it certainly has heightened my awareness of what people may or may not be feeling and why. I would strongly recommend this course if you are in any role managing people!
By Tridiv ojha on 2/6/2021
The course really builds well on empirical and scientific research on the why and what aspects. Examples are general in nature but relevant and will help if some real life scenarios in personal and professional lives esp work related scenarios are brought out more clearly . Overall a good capaule to build a framework to think through and operate
By Yolisa Rubushe on 11/22/2020
Very insightful !
By Sabapathi Ananthakrishnan on 11/8/2020
good
By German Felipe Gonzalez Moreno on 11/8/2020
It is a reflective course on the origin and human condition of individual and collective emotions, thank you
By Jonathan Fernandez on 10/27/2020
Extraordinary explanation of the items that involve the psychology and emotions related to leadership. I recommend this course 100%.
Best regards.
Jonathan Fernandez
By Dominika Lukoszek on 10/24/2020
There is too much information about the instructor's background.
By Linda Lee on 10/22/2020
To complete the comment section on Monday, 10/26/2020. enjoyed !
By Lisa Travis on 10/17/2020
A very good course. Understandable.
By Vijayadurga Nayudu on 9/26/2020
Great
By Eduarda Delcourt on 9/26/2020
It's really helping me rethink some atitudes/opinions.
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