The Johari Window

My team and I had an exercise yesterday using the Johari Window to get to know more each other and learn to adjust with each others' differences. Having a team of young creative individuals is indeed a challenge but fun in every step of the way.

The Johari Window is used by organizations around the globe with four goals, each having its own quadrant of the window: Reinforce known good traits (Quadrant 1: Open Area); identify areas for improvement or behaviors unknown to the individual but felt by other people (Quadrant 2: Blind Spot); uncover innate behaviors of an individual (Quadrant 3: Hidden Arena), and discover behaviors or skills that are yet to be known by the individual and the people around him/her (Quadrant 4: Undiscovered Arena).

The end goal is to enlarge Quadrant 1 since productivity and good working relationships at home or at work are developed in this area.

The simple formula is that the more the individual opens herself to her environment and also know, understand and learn more about the people around her, the better her relationships will become.

For the resilient and touchy, the Johari Window may be a difficult thing, but for the open and eager to learn, it is a potential tool for improvement and ultimately a success.

As a team leader, knowing my fault and weak areas is a humbling experience and I knew I had to take it with a grain of salt, and take things seriously to move forward.

The exercise we had is an event, but applying the learnings we had will indeed be a process.
So go, go, go me and my team! :) Go Comm Team!


Youngbloods - (1st row L-R) Saki and Paolo. (2nd Row L-R) Cor, Nicole, Me, Rache and Wendy.