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Prior to preparing your response to two (2) of colleagues, pay particular attention to the following Resources:

 

1. Center for Creative Leadership. (Producer). (2017). Building an authentic Leadership Image [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from Authentic Leadership: What It Is, Why It Matters | CCL

1. Mind Tools. (2018). The Johari window: Using self-discovery and communication to build trust. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow.htm

 

1. Nair, S. K., & Naik, N. S. (2010). The Johari window profile of executives of a public sector undertaking. Management and Labour Studies, 32(2), 137–148.

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Respond to at least two (2) of your colleagues’ in one or more of the following ways:

 

· Share an insight you gained about the topic of self-concept from reading your peer’s posts and why that insight is important or what you will do differently as a result of gaining it.

 

· Offer at least one other communication skill that you think can assist your peers in decreasing a blind spot and why you think it will help.

 

· Offer at least one other communication skill that can assist your peers in diminishing a façade and why you think it will help.

 

· Offer an additional strategy that your peers can use to improve how he or she communicates his or her image in a way that aligns with what is intended and your rationale.

 

· 4 – 5 paragraph response per each colleagues

 

· No plagiarism

 

· APA citing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1st Colleague – Natasha

Discussion 2 - Week 1

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Mursid describes the Johari Window as a communication tool that helps people improve their understanding of self and others (Mursid, 2016). Other scholars describe the Johari Window as one of the most simple and popular models of explaining interpersonal communication styles by helping people practice the process of receiving and giving feedback (Naik & Naik, 2010). To understand how the Johari Window model aids people in communication, it is important to understand its components. The components include the open area, the blind area, the hidden area, and the unknown, all of which are placed into quadrants.

 

The open area is a quadrant that represents the things that both I and others know about myself (Mursid, 2016). For instance, I, as well as others, know that I am friendly, organized, honest, patient, and helpful. The blind area, which is presented as the second quadrant, is about the things that I am not aware of but are known to others. My peers' feedback revealed that I am wise, trustworthy, confident, idealistic, empathetic, mature, dependable, and observant. These are qualities that I did not perceive myself to have before seeking feedback.

 

The third quadrant, which is the hidden area, refers to what I know about myself that others are unaware of. For instance, I am competent, sentimental, shy, spontaneous, and self-conscious. The fourth quadrant of the Johari Window is the unknown area that consists of things that I do not know about myself, and neither do other people know (Mursid, 2016).

 

My results of the Johari Window showed a slight difference between my self-concept or façade and how others describe me. This aspect was apparent in the second quadrant and third quadrant, representing the blind area and the hidden area, respectively (Mursid, 2016). For instance, the blind area quadrant revealed that I am confident, whereas the hidden area revealed that I am shy and self-conscious, which is the opposite of being confident. Therefore, my peers’ description of me as confident caught me by surprise because deep down, I am aware of my shyness and self-consciousness, aspects that my peers have no clue about.

 

However, many of the other descriptions that I got from the blind area align with my self-concept. For instance, being described as trustworthy and dependable align with being honest and helpful aspects that were revealed in the quadrant presented as the most important, which is the open quadrant (Mursid, 2016). At the same time, most of the descriptions in the three quadrants, the open area, the blind area, and the hidden area, are relative in my case, even though I was not aware of some of the traits. For example, it is difficult to be spontaneous without being observant and idealistic. Further, being sentimental is tied to being empathetic. It is easy to see how my blind areas are not so far from my open areas and hidden areas from this perspective. Rather, they are intertwined in defining who I am.

 

The Johari Window model significantly informs interpersonal relationships ((Naik & Naik, 2010). Interpersonal relationships are the core foundations of positive corporate cultures that lead to the achievement of goals in the contemporary work environment. My self-concept and the concept of others about me, which stem from communication, are fundamental to forming interpersonal relationships in both personal and professional contexts.

 

In other words, building a compelling professional image will require me to enhance my communication skills. Quintanilla & Wahl posit that demonstrating excellence as a communicator is the key to demonstrating excellence as a professional (Quintanilla & Wahl, 2020). Further, excellence in communication helps in fostering effective interpersonal relationships that contribute to professional excellence. Thus, the strategy that I intend to deploy to create a good professional image is to use effective communication skills to build positive interpersonal relationships in professional realms.

Mind Tools. (2018). The Johari window: Using self-discovery and communication to build trust.

Retrieved from  http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow.html

 

Nair, S. K., & Naik, N. S. (2010). The Johari window profile of executives of a public sector undertaking. Management and Labour Studies, 32(2), 137–148.

 

Quintanilla, K. M., & Wahl, S. T. (2020). Business and professional communication: KEYS for workplace excellence (4th ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

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2nd Colleague – Clair

Clair Perry-Brown 

Discussion 2 - Week 1

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The Johari Window is a model that was created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, who developed the model in 1955. This model is a communication tool used to help improve understanding of oneself and others and build trust (Mursid,2016). The Johari window is broken down into four quadrants:

· Open area- This area represents things that you know about yourself, and others know about you.

· Blind area- This area represents things about you that you are not aware of, but others are aware of.

· The hidden area-This quadrant represents things that you know about yourself, but others do not know.

· Unknown area- This area represents things that neither yourself nor others know (Mursid,2016)

 

As I reviewed this week's resources and prepared to complete this discussion, I took some time to reflect on myself and asked two trusted friends to describe me.  According to Mursid (2016), people with a larger open area can get along better with others as sharing information builds trust. Thinking back over the past ten years, I have seen how having a smaller open window and a larger hidden area impacted relationships in my personal and professional life.

 

The result of the Johari window of how I view my self-concept and how others viewed me was very insightful. I describe myself as an onion where I have layers, and depending on the comfortability in the relationship I have with others; I reveal more about myself. I perceive myself as an ambivert, honest, loyal, empathetic, dependable, hardworking, creative, ambitious, and independent. My friends listed these character traits as well. They also described me as being confident, having it all others, strong, fearless, inspirational, reliable, honest, driven, kind, loyal and thoughtful. I agree with some of their assessment; however, in the hidden area that represents things, I know about myself, and others do not know I am anxious about the future. I am not always confident; I am very self-conscious and critical. I always try to put my best forward and do a pretty good job at hiding these insecurities. The blind area, which I am not aware of, but others are, was an eye-opener. I was also described as a "softie," although I try to pretend to be tough, calculating, cryptic and adventurous.  None of these traits align with how I see myself, but that is the incredible thing about self-discovery. The unknown area is unknown to me and others. This area will be revealed as I continue my self-discovery, spiritual journey and open up to others.

 

 

There was some difference in how I view myself and how others describe me. My friends described me as confident, having it all figured out, driven, fearless, and an inspiration. It was refreshing to hear these things, but I do not see myself the same way they described me. After reading the list led me to question why I do not see these things in me.

 

 The blind spots I discovered from the list were surprising as I didn't consider myself to be calculating, cryptic, or a "softie." I was a little set back with being described as calculating as I do not see myself as someone who schemes and is ruthless. When I asked my friend to explain my calculating, he explained that I constantly evaluate situations and be preventative. Being described as cryptic was a little hard to accept, as well, as I thought I was easygoing, but the more I thought about it, I see having a small open area creates this perception.

 

Having a realistic image of myself is instrumental in realizing the areas I need to improve in. "When a leader takes time to reflect, she typically sees ways she was effective as well as things she could have done better." (Porter,2017). The Johari window has given me a fresh perspective and allowed me to dive deeply into my self-concept and how others view me. From this exercise, I now see that I have some personal issues I need to address. If I intend to be an effective manager, leader, and social changer, I need to improve the four quadrants. To build trust, motivate my staff, and keep them engaged, I will enlarge the open areas by providing feedback and self-disclosure as this will encourage building trust and cooperation (Mursid,2016).

 

 

References

Mind Tools. (2018). The Johari window: Using self-discovery and communication to build trust. Retrieved from  http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow.htm

Nair, S. K., & Naik, N. S. (2010). The Johari window profile of executives of a public sector undertaking. Management and Labor Studies, 32(2), 137–148.

 

Porter, J. (2017). Why you should make time for self-reflection (even if you hate doing it). Harvard Business Review.

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