JOHARI WINDOW

How much you know yourself?

Presented to:
Dr. A.K. Singh

Presented by:
Divya Jyoti
Behl
Objectives
•What is JOHARI WINDOW
•Objectives of Study
•Selection of Questionnaire
•Data Collection
•Statistical tools
•Data analysis
•Conclusions
•Limitations
What is Johari
window?
•Developed by American psychologists Joseph
Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950's.
•The Johari Window is a communication model
that can be used to improve understanding
between individuals within a team or in a group
setting.
•Based on disclosure, self-disclosure and
feedback, it can also be used to improve a
group's relationship with other groups
Johari window

There are two key ideas behind the tool:

•Individuals can build trust between
themselves by disclosing information about
themselves.

•Individuals can learn about themselves and

come to terms with personal issues with the
help of feedback from others.
 Johari –Quadrant 1

‘Open self/area’ or ‘free area’ or ‘public

area’, or ‘arena’
•It is the area known by the person ('the self')
and known by the group ('others').
•It gives information about the person’s -
behaviour, attitude, feelings, emotion,
knowledge, experience, skills, views, etc
•The aim is to develop the 'open area‘ ,
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
•It is the space where good communications
and cooperation occur, free from distractions,
mistrust, confusion, conflict, and
 Johari –Quadrant 2

‘Blind self' or ‘blind area’ or ‘blindspot’

•It is the area what is known about a person
by others in the group, but is unknown by the
person him/herself.
•The aim is to reduce this area by seeking or
soliciting feedback from others and thereby
to increase the open area, i.e., to increase
self-awareness
•Discovery through communications, active
listening and experience, will reduce the
unknown area.
 Johari –Quadrant 3
‘Hidden self' or 'hidden area' or 'avoided
self/area' or 'facade‘
•What is known to ourselves but kept hidden
from, and therefore unknown, to others
•Represents information, feelings, etc,
anything that a person knows about him/self,
but which is not revealed or is kept hidden
from others
•Also include sensitivities, fears, hidden
agendas, manipulative intentions, secrets -
anything that a person knows but does not
reveal.
•Relevant hidden information and feelings,
etc, should be moved into the open area
 Johari –Quadrant 4
‘Unknown self‘, 'area of unknown
activity‘, 'unknown area'
•Information feelings, aptitudes, experiences
etc, that are unknown to the person and
unknown to others in the group.
•It could include repressed or subconscious
feelings rooted in formative events and
traumatic past experiences, which can stay
unknown for a lifetime.
•It can be prompted through self-discovery or
observation by others, or through collective or
mutual discovery
•Counseling can also uncover unknown issues
Complete Johari
Window Model
Objectives of Study

•To study the behavior of people in terms of

their self awareness.
•To study the relation between the behavior
of students and working professionals and
their responses.
•To analyze the responses between male
and female
•To analyze the responses of students and
working professionals.
Questionnaire
Respond to each of the 20 statements using the
following scale:
* Carefully read each numbered item and its
statements marked "A" and "B."
* Assign a point value to the A and B statements as
follows:
* The total point value for A and B added together is
five (5).
* If statement A is most similar to what you would do,
mark 5 for A and 0 for B.
* If A is not wholly satisfactory, but in your judgment
better than B, mark 4 or 3 for A
and 1 or 2 for B.
* The converse is true: if B is best mark 5 for B and 0
for A and so on.
Questionnaire…
•If a colleague of mine had a ‘personality conflict’ with a
Manager of another department, with whom it is
important that he cooperate for the success of work, I
would :
___A. Tell the colleague that he was partially
responsible for the conflict and indicate how the other
person is being affected by him.
___B. Not get involved for fear that my relationship
would get affected with them.

•If one of my colleagues with whom I had a heated

argument in the past, and I realized that since then he
is uncomfortable in my presence, I would:
___A. Avoid making matters worse by calling attention
to that behavior and let the whole thing drop.
___B. Comment on his behavior and ask him how our
argument has affected our relationship
Mode of Data
Collection
• Visiting the PSUs and Private offices-37
samples
•Online filling of Forms from working
professionals/students: 70
•Females-36; males-71 and Students-55;
working Professionals-52
Data Analysis...
Chi Square Test-1

Null Hypothesis:
Ho: There is no significant difference
between the responses of males and
females.

Alternate Hypothesis
Ha: There is significant difference between
the responses of males and females
Gender Self Feedback
disclosu
re
Male 35 40
Female 20 20
Chi Square Test-1

•Significance Level : 5%
•Χ2 Observed: 6.9808
•Χ2 critical: 3.841
Degree of freedom:1
Conclusion: Since Χ2  Observed > Χ2 Critical,
hence we do not accept the Null Hypothesis

•Conclusion: Responses of questionnaire

are dependent of the fact that whether
the respondent is male or female.
OPEN Feedback BLIND
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

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40

50

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70

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90

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HIDDEN Gender Self Feedback UNKNOWN

disclosu
re
Male 35 40
Female 20 20
Chi Square Test-2

Null Hypothesis:
Ho: There is no significant relation between
the sectors and the Johari parameters.

Alternate Hypothesis
Ha: There is significant relation between the
sectors and the Johari parameters.
Sector Self Feedba
Disclosure ck
Student 35 40
Working 18 18
Professionals
•Significance Level : 5%
•Χ2 Observed: 8.74
•Χ2 critical: 3.841
Degree of freedom:1

Conclusion: Since Χ2  Observed > Χ2 Critical,

hence we do not accept the Null Hypothesis

•Conclusion: Responses of questionnaire

are dependent of the fact that which
sector the respondent belongs to.
OPEN Feedback BLIND
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

HIDDEN Sector Self Feedba UNKNOWN

Disclosure ck
Student 35 40
Working 18 18
Professionals
Conclusions

•Responses of questionnaire are dependent of

the fact that whether the respondent is male
or female.
•Responses of questionnaire are dependent of
the fact that which sector the respondent
belongs to.
Limitations

•Small sample size may cause errors a it may

not be the actual representation of the
universe.

• Unequal number of samples in each group

can give skewed results.

• The results might suffer form individual

biases and prejudices.
Bibliography
• http://www.teampts.com/surveys/johariwindowquest.pdf

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window

•Statistics for Management – Levin Rubin (7th Edition)

• http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/JohariWindow.htm

• http://www.authorstream.com/presentation/Mentor-23904-
Johari-Window-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/
Questions
Thank You