THE JOHARI WINDOW
Consider a time when someone else revealed an insight into how they perceive you. Perhaps they directly told you how they felt, or maybe they unwittingly made an offhand comment that stuck with you for days. Were you surprised by their perception of you? Is there a way you have used or could apply this information? One tool you could use is the Johari window, which can help you analyze how your self-perception compares with how others perceive you. You can then use this analysis to enhance your emotional intelligence through greater self-awareness and relationship management.
In this Discussion, you will examine how your own self-perceptions compare to the perceptions of others and, further, how those self-perceptions impact your communication with others.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Complete the activity outlined in The Johari Window: Building Self-Awareness and Trust (Mind Tools, n.d.) by selecting 5–10 words from the 55 provided that you believe best describe you.
- Ask at least one other person who knows you well to select 5–10 words that they feel best describe you.
- Construct the Johari Window and fill in the four quadrants as outlined in the resource.
Post an analysis of the role of personal characteristics in interpersonal communication. In your analysis, do the following:
- List the words you chose as your best self-descriptors and the words that at least one other person chose to describe you.
- Compare the chosen words to form the four quadrants of your Johari Window.
- Analyze your reaction to the results, including any results that surprised you.
- Identify at least one specific action you will take to either 1) reduce the size of your Hidden Area, 2) further understand your Blind Area, and/or 3) explore your Unknown Area.
**Johari explanation is attached however, my words for the quadrant are below:
- Open area: Quiet, tense, kind, dependable, knowledgeable, logical, independent, loving, Able, sympathetic, intelligent, quiet, dependable, kind, organized, independent, caring, tense
- Hidden: Quiet, tense, kind, dependable, knowledgeable, logical, independent, loving
- Blind: Able, sympathetic, intelligent, quiet, dependable, kind, organized, independent, caring, tense
- Unknown: self-concious, complex, introverted, sensible, giving
Assignment 2: Due 7/28/23 by 6pm EST
HANDLING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS—COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS: PART 1
MODULE 2 ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
In this module, you will complete a three-part Assignment that you will submit over the course of 3 weeks. This week, you will complete and submit Part 1. You will complete and submit Parts 2 and 3 in Week 6.
Important Note: Please be aware that, for Parts 2 and 3 of the Assignment, due in Week 6, you will be required to have completed an online simulation experience that must be scheduled for a particular time. Be sure to read the instructions thoroughly to ensure you plan ahead and fulfill all requirements for the Assignment.
For the Module 2 Assignments, you will act as a manager who has been co-leading an important project with a fellow manager. Your colleague has held up delivery of the project and has been making comments expressing his displeasure to others. You have spoken to your supervisor to get their advice, and the two of you agreed that you will reach out to the colleague to discuss the matter and establish a productive, mutually agreed-upon path forward. Your task is to prepare for and schedule an in-person conversation with your colleague to discuss the matter. You will then follow up with your colleague via a draft email after the interaction to document the results of your conversation. You will conduct the conversation with your colleague using an online simulation platform. This week, you will draft and submit the Handling Difficult Conversations Checklist section of the Week 4 Assignment Template for your peer conversation.