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Beyond the extremes that Robert Louis Stevenson described in his novel ‘The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ‘all people house a ‘I‘private and one public.
However, many people do not really know their potential ‘I‘private, nor are they aware of How people perceive it of your surroundings. Knowing it is essential for many facets of life in society, but, above all, in the workplace and personal development.
The Johari window It is a simple but powerful tool that allows visualize these differences and similaritieshelping people identify His hidden strengths and areas of improvement in social skills.
Johari window: views in and out
Johari’s window is A human interaction model created in 1955 by psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, whose objective was to illustrate communication processes and Dynamics of human relations. The name “Johari” arises from the combination of their first names, Joseph and Harry.
Currently, the Johari window It is used for different purposes: from the improvement of interpersonal communication and team collaboration, to the development of Leadership skills and the identification of hidden skills.
Johari’s window allows people to better understand their behavior patterns, emotions and skills, facilitating both individual and collective growth in the members of a team.
However, and despite being a very useful exercise, its results should not be taken as an absolute and definitive truth. Both the facet of self -knowledge, and the perception that other people have of you are subject to Subjective biases and perceptionsso its results must be taken as an indicative, not as a certainty.
The four areas of the Johari window
Johari’s window is divided into four quadrants that represent different types of information about a person: the public area, the blind area, the hidden area and the unknown area.
- The public or known area. It contains the features and behaviors that both the person and the others know. It is the visible and shared personality part, such as kindness or leadership capacity.
- The blind area. It includes aspects that others perceive, but that the person does not recognize in themselves. Identifying this quadrant is key to personal growth, since it reveals opportunities for improvement through the honest feedback of the people around you.
- The hidden area. It covers information that the person knows, but who decides not to share with others, such as thoughts, emotions or private experiences.
- The unknown area. It represents everything that neither the person nor their environment knows, including latent or potential skills not yet explored. Working this quadrant can open new development and learning opportunities. Have you heard about leaving your comfort zone? Because that can be an excellent way to explore this quadrant of the Johari window.
Look at Johari’s window
Using the Johari window for personal development implies an active process of self -assessment and openness to feedback by your environment.
A first step is to make a list of strengths and weaknesses, and then ask friends, family or colleagues to describe How they perceive you. Compare these perceptions helps identify coincidences and differences, expanding the public area and reducing the blind.
Honest feedback and willing to share personal information gradually are fundamental to expand the open area.
In addition, pay attention to the reactions of others, reflect on what is hidden and experience Discover unknown aspects and strengthen self -awareness. In this way, it can be discovered that, you thought they were positive leadership values such as diligence and discipline, your environment can perceive it as a negative toxic behavior of narcissism and authoritarianism.
Not only tell how you think you are, but How your environment perceives you. Above all, when part of a work team.
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