Personal Development & Coaching

Johari Window

Compare what you and others know about you to grow self-awareness through feedback.

How to use this worksheet
  1. Write what you know about yourself in "Open" and "Hidden" first.
  2. Ask three colleagues or friends for honest feedback: what are two strengths and one thing you could work on?
  3. Add what you learn to "Blind spot". Do not defend, just note.
  4. Decide what you want to share to move items from Hidden to Open, and what you want to explore for the Unknown.
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Known to you and to others.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • Which of these do you want to use more?

Example

Good listener, organised, patient, quick with numbers.

Known to others, not to you. Fill this after feedback.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • Which feedback surprised you?
  • What would you ask more people about?

Example

Interrupts when excited. Talks fast when nervous.

Known to you, not shared with others.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • What would help the team if you shared it?
  • What are you not ready to share, and why?

Example

Feels insecure about presenting. Worries about decisions for days.

Unknown to you and others. Potential to discover.

Prompts and example

Ask yourself

  • What could you try that you have never done?

Example

Untested leadership skills. Interest in teaching?

Before you finish

About the Johari Window

Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham created the Johari Window in 1955. The model suggests that growing self-awareness means shrinking the blind spot through feedback and the hidden area through disclosure.

Use it with trust. Asking for feedback and sharing something personal works only if the other person feels safe.

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