{"id":11417,"date":"2019-09-12T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/self-awareness-through-the-johari-window\/"},"modified":"2019-09-12T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:33:17","slug":"self-awareness-through-the-johari-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/self-awareness-through-the-johari-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Awareness Through The Johari Window"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSelf-awareness is a funny thing. Depending on the situation, we can be commended for having tons of it or accused of having none at all\u2014with all of the various shades of gray in between.<\/p>\n

\n\tSelf-awareness is something we all should have learned more about in school. It is too important to leave to chance. Since that wasn\u2019t a required course or even an elective for the vast majority of us, how do we make up for lost time? My short answer is spending a little \u201cquality\u201d time with the Johari Window.<\/p>\n

\n\tWHAT IS THE JOHARI WINDOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tDefinition:<\/strong> <\/strong>A diagram used to illustrate people\u2019s level of self-awareness and how to raise their game. Note: Rarely are the four quadrants of equal size.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tWe\u2019re humans with brains, feelings, tempers, and the ability to reason. So the quadrants morph and shift along the way.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen my career transitioned from all technical and product training into organizational development, I had a lot to learn. The good news is I couldn\u2019t get enough of the materials written about working with people to improve their performance and business outcomes. Early on, I learned about the Johari Window (Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, 1955). This concept has stuck with me and has guided and informed my work ever since. I\u2019ve used it:<\/p>\n