In this third and final segment of the conversation with Chade-Meng Tan, best selling author of Search Inside Yourself , Knowledge at Wharton explores the relationship between emotional intelligence and financial performance. According to Meng, companies as diverse as GE, Patagonia, Zappos, Genentech, American Express and MetLife have seen positive business results through practices based on emotional intelligence. Mindfulness can also help laid off job seekers find work faster.   To read more, check out the first segment, Google’s Chade-Meng Tan Wants You to Search Inside Yourself for Inner (and World) Peace , and the second, How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Resolve Conflicts and Build Tough, Kind Leaders . Knowledge at Wharton: When managers make decisions based on financial considerations, and emotional intelligence is suppressed, the results are often inhumane, though they might appear to help the bottom line in the short run.…