Topic: Interpersonal and Non-verbal skills
Behaviour at work
The Johari Window model has been a valuable tool in developing helping skills and the processes designed to increase an individual’s level of self-knowledge. The Johari Window as originally conceptualised by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955 in the United States, consists of a window pane divided into four cells as shown in Figure 1. The Johari Window provides four basic forms of the Self (the Public, Private, Blind, and Undiscovered Self).
The Public Self is what others and you see in yourself. Most of the time you tends to agrees with this view as you are aware of this behaviour. The Private or Hidden Self is what you see in yourself but others don’t. Usually you do not want this information to be disclosed for the reason of protection as such you may be ashamed of these areas due to vulnerability to having your faults, weaknesses, and dysfunctions exposed (Samuel López De Victoria, 2008).
The Blind Self is what you do not see in yourself but others see in you. What others may interpret on our behaviour may come as a shock to us as we might be oblivious to it. In fact others might even use that knowledge that they have about us to achieve their desired outcomes. The Undiscovered or Unknown Self is the self that you cannot see nor others around you. In this category it could be ignorant traits of oneself that others can’t seem to see as well.
How ‘The Johari Window’ reflects on one’s behaviour in an organization? Self-knowledge is one important aspect of the capacity of an individual to function and develop effectively in an organisation, and of the ability to influence others (Dr. Steward et al, 1999). Work behaviour is a term used to describe the behaviour one ...