THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY ON RAYA KOBO WOREDA PUBLIC SECTOR)

<em>A</em><em>BSTRACT</em> <em>This study is aimed to examine the effect of emotional intelligence on employee’s performance in Raya Kobo woreda public sector. This study was executed in Raya Kobo woreda public sector employees. By taking the research objectives and questions in to consideration pursued answers for the effect of emotional intelligence on employee’s performance. The study was employed both descriptive and explanatory research design due to its intent to find the relationship between EI and employee’s performance. The population of Public sector of Raya Kobo woreda administration is 630 employees. The study adopted stratified sampling using simple random sampling techniques to sample 240 respondents who represented the whole population of the study area with a 95% confidence level and 5% error of margin. Only a quantitative research approach was used and data was collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed through SPSS version 20 after coding and cleaning to avoid any inadequacies. quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics i.e, correlation, multiple regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that components of the independent variables (self-awareness, self-management, empathy ,social skills and self motivation) contribute a strong significance positive effect in determining employee’s performance. This study is recommended that the management of raya kobo woreda public sector office should institute rules and regulation that will ensure employment of Emotionally Intelligent workers as well as create avenues within the organization that will enhance the inter-personal relationship of employees i.e, for every opportunity possible needs to formally recognize and encourage good EI practices that lead to improved employee work performance</em>.