Leadership skills and JoHari Window Analysis
Keuka College
Huicong Chen

MGT-510-MI004 Leadership
Professor Yang Zhao
12/09/2012
Table of contents
Introduction---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Knowing themselves is the first step of leadership-------------------------------4 JoHari Window Analysis-----------------------------------------------------------------5 Open area--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Blind area---------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Hidden area------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 Unknown …show more content…

JoHari Window Analysis JoHari Window Analysis is a simple and useful tool for understanding and training self-awareness, personal development, improving communications, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, team development and inter-group relationships. This analysis system is developed by two American psychologists who’s name are Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, and calling it 'JoHari' after combining their first names, Joe and Harry. It is also referred to as a 'disclosure/feedback model of self awareness', or an 'information processing tool'. There are four quadrants within the JoHari Window Analysis. They are open area, blind area, hidden area, and unknown area. Open area Open area is ask about what is known by the person about himself or herself and is also known by others. The size of open area is different for everyone and it is depend on how close between you and others. Usually, the more close between two persons the bigger size open area they owned between them. For example, family and friend are owned a big size of open area from you. Of cause, people want to have the open window as large as possible in a team. It is because when we work in this area with others we are at our most effective and productive, and the team is at its most productive too. In the open area, there is a higher level of trust and good communication. This space is where free from distractions, mistrust, confusion, conflict and misunderstanding. Therefore,