A Study on Emotional Intelligence with reference to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ranipet

For a long time success of a person at the workplace was attributed mainly to the intelligence. The higher is the level of a job's complexity and authority, the greater is the impact of outstanding performance on the bottom-line. Management considers emotions as too subjective and whimsical phenomena which contribute less to productivity and profit. Emotional intelligence allows us to sense the emotional tone of groups, events and communication. It holds enormous power over learning. Emotional intelligence has been shown to be positively related to jobs performance at all levels. Several studies revealed that EQ matters more than IQ and emotional intelligence contributes significantly to the success of an individual. The present study measured personal competence, social competence and emotional intelligence. The study could not establish any association between success and emotional intelligence. Further, the analysis indicates the need to develop personal competence, social competence and emotional intelligence is falling start of. This needs the attention of academicians and policy makers who are at the helm of the companies.