The Emotionally Intelligent Manager Emotional intelligence develops a positive work culture in the organization, which vicariously increases efficiency and productivity. It instigates growth, innovation, and creativity in the organization and team members. It constantly motivates team members and leaders to put their best foot forward. The emotionally intelligent manager is one who has an inner rudder, defers gratification, and is empathic towards his or her co-workers. An emotionally intelligent manager creates a working environment that is as much driven by performance as it is by greater cooperation and greater sensitiveness towards each other. In other words, an emotionally intelligent manager creates a working environment is free from rancour and prejudice and at the same time is characterized by high performance that emanates from the ability to focus on results and at the same time not swayed by petty conflicts. The point here is that the emotionally intelligent manager manages his or her employees according to their needs for intrinsic and extrinsic motivation apart from making them realize their true potential by targeting their need for self-actualization. This means that an emotionally intelligent manager ensures performance through empathy, awareness, and emotional connect between the employees rather than mere performance driven by cold calculations of profits and bottom lines