Leadership Psychology Be Intelligent About Your Emotions

The Science, Research and Lessons, on Emotions, and Social Skills, for Leaders, Managers & everyone else!

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.5

- 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!

What you'll 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

* Requirements

* High school level education
* An open mind

Description

Research and Studies have clearly established, that Emotional Intelligence is at least as important as General Intelligence, Rationality and Creativity, in predicting Academic, Professional and Social Success !

But instead of just calculating your Emotional Quotient, and lecturing you on how you should control your emotions better etc. this Course intends 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.

Themes like

  • Empathy, Disgust, and Us vs. Them,

  • Control,

  • Happiness, Sadness and Resilience

  • Social 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 !

Disclaimer: This Course covers the Research and Findings on different human emotions. If some of these findings offend your worldviews, or political affiliations, please know that this is not my intention at all. I have 2 elaborate FAQ documents explaining some of these possible misunderstandings !


Some Images and Videos courtesy Pixabay, Pexels and FreePik. Some Music snippets courtesy Bensound.

Who this course is for:

  • Current and Aspiring Leaders and Managers
  • Management Students
  • Anyone who wants to know the science behind their emotions, manage them better, and improve their social skills

Course content

7 sections • 64 lectures

Course introduction, Part 1 Preview 04:19

Course introduction, Part 1. Why this Course, and what does it cover?

Course introduction, Part 2 Preview 04:10

Course introduction, Part 2

Course Curriculum/Roadmap Preview 01:33

Course Curriculum/Roadmap

Get to know me, your Instructor! Preview 02:58

This video will give you an overview about me, my background and qualifications, and what got me into this!

What are Emotions and why do we have them? Preview 08:28

Why do we have emotions? Whats their Evolutionary Context? What role do they play in our lives?

Happiness - Part 1, Introduction Preview 01:33

Happiness - Part 1, Introduction

Happiness - Part 2, Internal Factors Preview 04:12

Happiness - Part 2, Internal Factors

Happiness - Part 3 Preview 04:00

Brief overview of further research on Happiness.

Happiness - Part 4 Preview 03:34

Happiness - Part 4

Happiness - Part 5, External Factors Preview 04:02

Happiness - Part 5, External Factors

Happiness - Part 6 Preview 04:17

Happiness - Part 6

Happiness - Part 7 Preview 04:22

Happiness - Part 7

Happiness - Part 8 Preview 03:45

Happiness - Part 8

Happiness - Part 9 Preview 04:16

Happiness - Part 9

A Practice Exercise! Preview 00:48

A Practice Exercise!

Emotion vs. Reason Preview 08:14

Which leads the two, how do they interact?

Empathy - Part 1 A What is Empathy ? Preview 05:33

The emotion of Empathy, what it constitutes and its effects and implications ... Part 1 A

Empathy - Part 1 B Benefits of Empathy Preview 02:47

Empathy - Part 1 B Benefits of Empathy

Empathy - Part 2, Consider a situation Preview 01:41

Empathy - Part 2, Consider a situation

Empathy - Part 3 Disadvantages Preview 03:47

Empathy - Part 3 Disadvantages

Empathy, Part 4 Preview 07:07

Empathy, Part 4

Empathy - Part 5 Preview 02:29

The emotion of Empathy, what it constitutes and its effects and implications ... Final Part 5

A quick Musical Practice Exercise ... Preview 00:52

A quick Musical Practice Exercise ...

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 1 Preview 04:55

The emotion of Disgust, its effects and some disturbing implications.

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 2 Preview 05:01

Part 2 of the emotion of Disgust, and its often disturbing implications.

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 3 Preview 06:39

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 3

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 4 Preview 05:23

Yuk, DISGUSTING! Part 4

Another quick Musical Practice Exercise! Preview 00:44

Another quick Musical Practice Exercise!

Group-ism - Us vs. Them Preview 06:00

An important phenomenon related to some emotions covered so far ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Clarifications, Part 1 Preview 03:14

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Clarifications, Part 1

Checkpoint Quiz

Just a checkpoint quiz in between.

The Importance of Research, and Disclaimer Preview 03:44

The Importance of Research, and a Disclaimer!

POP Quiz!

Just a quick check :)

Control - Part 1 Preview 05:33

Lets learn about an interesting experiment, and watch a little bit of it !

Control - Part 2 Preview 04:19

Results of the experiment and their implications ... and a model.

Control - Part 3 Preview 05:39

Another model for Control

Control - Part 4 Preview 05:06

Phew, the final part of Control - what can we do about it?

A Request ! Preview 00:49

Just a short break for ... for providing your feedback :)

Social Emotions, Introduction, Part 1 Preview 01:42

Social Emotions, Introduction, Part 1

Social Emotions, Part 2 Preview 05:54

Social Emotions, Part 2

Social Emotions, Part 3 Preview 03:08

Social Emotions, Part 3

Social Emotions, Part 4 Preview 02:51

Social Emotions, Part 4

Frequently Asked Questions, and Clarifications, Part 2 Preview 04:49

Frequently Asked Questions, and Clarifications, Part 2

Lessons Learnt, Part 1 - Introduction Preview 02:56

Lessons Learnt, Introduction

Lessons Learnt - Part 2 Preview 03:21

Lessons Learnt Part 2

Lessons Learnt - Part 3 Preview 05:27

Lessons Learnt - Part 3

Lessons Learnt - Part 4 Preview 04:35

Lessons Learnt - Part 4

Lessons Learnt - Part 5 Preview 03:56

Lessons Learnt - Part 5

Lessons Learnt - Part 6 Preview 07:51

Lessons Learnt - Part 6

Lessons Learnt - Part 7 Preview 05:36

Lessons Learnt - Part 7

Lessons Learnt - Part 8 Preview 04:53

Lessons Learnt - Part 8

Case Study Practice Exercise Preview 00:23

A Case Study Practice Exercise for you !

End of Course Quiz!

End of Course Quiz!

Credits and Gratitude! Preview 00:37

A Credits and Gratitude Video!

Cuteness and Good Looks - 1 Preview 03:09

"So cute!" - the emotional response to "Cuteness", what it is and what our responses to it imply.

Cuteness and Good Looks - 2 Preview 03:20

Cuteness and Good Looks -  Part 2

Cuteness and Good Looks -3 Preview 01:59

Cuteness and Good Looks, Part 3

Humour, Part 1, Introduction Preview 04:47

Humour, Part 1, Introduction

Humour, Part 2 Preview 05:23

Humour, Part 2

Humour, Part 3 Preview 03:36

Humour, Part 3

Humour, Part 4 Preview 04:00

Humour, Part 4

Humour, Part 5, Conclusions and Lessons Preview 04:08

Humour, Part 5, Conclusions and Lessons

Arousal Preview 06:41

Arousal, and its effects on judgement and decision-making

Fear and Sadness Preview 04:43

Fear and Sadness