PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

JOHARI WINDOW
KNOWN UNKNOWN
TO SELF TO SELF

KNOWN TO OPEN BLIND

OTHERS (A) (B)

UNKNOWN HIDDEN UNKNOWN

TO OTHERS (D)
(C)
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 OPEN PANE: (I know and You also Know)

Includes information that are known to self and known to
others also. Also known as Arena or the Public Self.

 HIDDEN PANE: (I know but You don’t Know)

Contains information you wish to keep private, such as your
dreams or ambitions. Also known as the Private Self.
This quadrant can be reduced by Self Disclosure. Self
Disclosure enhances Trust & Commitment.
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BLIND PANE: (You know but I am Unaware)

Certain behaviour and mannerisms as perceived
by others. Also known as bad breath.
This can be reduced by seeking feedback.
UNKNOWN PANE: (Neither I know about myself
nor you know about me).
 Also known as the Dark Area.
 Interpretation of Personal Effectiveness Scale
Effectiveness Self Disclosure Openness to Perceptiveness
Type Feedback

Effective High High High

Insensitive High High Low
Ego Centric High Low Low
Dogmatic High Low High
Secretive Low High High
Task Low High Low
Obsessed
Lonely Low Low High
Empathetic
Ineffective Low Low Low
 HOW TO ENAHNCE PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
 By being more open about self and sharing
information – Reduces hidden self
 Being more receptive to feedback from others –
reduces blind self
 Enhancing your perceptiveness (the ability to
pick up verbal and non-verbal cues from
others), you can reduce your blind self.
 Taking the feedback in the right spirit
 Making use of the feedback for self
improvement
 Advantages of Self Disclosure
 Since Self disclosure is sharing information about
self, it is implied that others would also share
personal information - reciprocity
 By sharing information we become more intimate
with other people
 Helps in understanding each other better
 Strengthens interpersonal relationship
 It helps in the process of predicting the thoughts
and actions of people we know
 Increases trust
 Disadvantages of Self Disclosure

 Self disclosure does not automatically lead to

favourable impressions.
 Other person will gain power in the relationship
because of the information they possess.
 Too much self disclosure or self disclosure that comes
too early in a relationship can damage a relationship
 Reducing Blind Self by Receiving Feedback

 Negative feedback creates dissonance with the

Self-image and may be threatening to the Ego
 Ways of dealing with Negative Feedback:
 Defensive Behaviour
 Confronting Behaviour
 Defensive Behaviour creates an illusion
 Confronting behaviour can help in conflict
resolution and also lead to self development