Finding the Leader in You
Finding the Leader in You: Self-Assessment/Johari Window BUS520/Leadership and Organizational Behavior April 21, 2013
In today’s society, the expectations of companies are to improve business resources. The objective is to develop business practices and increase productivity. Organizational Behavior is the ways in which people behave, individually and collectively, when working together in organization. (Law, 2009). To do this we study the psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science aspects of people. We must remember that the most important factor in Organizational Behavior is the people. People and their behaviors are made up of four areas called The Johari Window. This is based on the principle that of all the things about us that exist can be found through positive and honest information The Johari Window is a framework designed to help us achieve that view, and was named after its creators Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham (Luft, 1970). The Johari Window Analysis is a model made up of four windowpanes. These areas are used to describe the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure play in relationships. Each area represents a different way you act around people, and how people feel toward you. Johari’s first windowpane, “the arena,” is the area of the window that individuals open up and tell each other about themselves. This comfort zone provides active communication, by trusting, understanding and confronting issues. Johari’s second windowpane, “the blind spot,” is what is known about a person by others, but is unknown by the person themselves. This blind area is not effective or productive for individuals or groups. This blind area could be referred to as the unawareness about oneself and/or could also include issues that others are intentionally withholding from a person. The
In today’s society, the expectations of companies are to improve business resources. The objective is to develop business practices and increase productivity. Organizational Behavior is the ways in which people behave, individually and collectively, when working together in organization. (Law, 2009). To do this we study the psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science aspects of people. We must remember that the most important factor in Organizational Behavior is the people. People and their behaviors are made up of four areas called The Johari Window. This is based on the principle that of all the things about us that exist can be found through positive and honest information The Johari Window is a framework designed to help us achieve that view, and was named after its creators Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham (Luft, 1970). The Johari Window Analysis is a model made up of four windowpanes. These areas are used to describe the roles that self-awareness and self-disclosure play in relationships. Each area represents a different way you act around people, and how people feel toward you. Johari’s first windowpane, “the arena,” is the area of the window that individuals open up and tell each other about themselves. This comfort zone provides active communication, by trusting, understanding and confronting issues. Johari’s second windowpane, “the blind spot,” is what is known about a person by others, but is unknown by the person themselves. This blind area is not effective or productive for individuals or groups. This blind area could be referred to as the unawareness about oneself and/or could also include issues that others are intentionally withholding from a person. The
References: Law, J. (2009). A Dictionary of Business Mangement (5th ed.) Luft, J., Group Processes: An Introduction to Group Dynamics, 2nd Edition, Palo Alto, California, National Press Books, 1970