Interpersonal Relations and Johari Window Interpersonal Relations are very important in securing success and happiness. Ability to get along well, with people and circumstances is very important. Johari Window clearly brings out various aspects, pertaining to one’s own personality, that are known and unknown to self, and known and unknown to others. The Open Area, the Blind Area, the Hidden Area, and the Unknown Area are explained. How feedback and disclosure will help in enlarging the Open Area is considered next.

2. Prof. V. Viswanadham

3. All of us want ….. ?
Success
Happiness
Can interpersonal Relations help us in
securing more success and happiness ?

4. Interpersonal Relations ~
Relations
arising from and issues relating to
people interacting with other people;
Skills required for improving
interpersonal relations.

5. Can you have
Success and Happiness
without developing
Interpersonal Relations
and all other related skills ?

6. Some background …
As we grow up,
we improve our skills
at communicating
our wants and needs,
our feelings and thoughts,
with our family members,
to begin with,
and the rest of the world,
over a period of time.

7. We also learn to interpret
other people's wants and needs,
feelings and thoughts,
so that we are aware of
how our behaviour
impacts on others.

8. We find that people
with good interpersonal skills
get along well,
with people, and circumstances.
They connect with
other people effortlessly,
they seem to know
the right things to say and
they generally succeed in
whatever they do.

9. We find that these people
are more comfortable
with themselves,
[ implying self-management ]
and hence, we find that
we are more comfortable
in being with them.

10. Interestingly, we find that
interpersonal skills
are one of those things
that you'll only really notice
when someone doesn't have them!
And, understandably,
if we are not good at these skills,
it is the others who first notice it.

11. The good news is that
It is possible for everyone of us
to develop really effective
interpersonal skills.
The question is,
are we aware of the need, and if so,
are we interested and committed to
improving our skills, continuously ?

12. A commitment
to spend a little time
working on improving
your interpersonal skills
will pay huge dividends,
throughout your future life.
Once again,
the question is,
are you ready, and if so,
when are you going to begin ?

13. Johari -- Window.
Open Arena Blind Area
Unknown AreaHidden Area
Known Unknown
K
N
O
W
N
U
N
K
N
O
W
N
Self
O
T
H
E
R
S
1 2
43

14. Johari -- Window.
(4) Larger Unknown Area
• Indifferent Behavior.
• Low risk taking.
• Withdrawn.
• Non communicative.
• No importance to
interpersonal relations.
1
3
4
2
Unknown Area
[ I don’t know,
you also don’t know. ]

15. Johari -- Window.
(3) Larger Hidden Area
• Distrust.
• Masking to maintain
personal image.
• Fear of exposure of
own inadequacies.
• Indifferent behavior.
1
3
4
2
Hidden Area
[ I know,
you don’t Know. ]

16. Johari -- Window.
(2) Larger Blind Area:-
• Distrust in others’
competence.
• Rigid opinions.
• Fear of failure.
Blind Area
[ I don’t know,
You know ]
1
3 4
2

17. Johari -- Window.
(1) Larger Open Area
• Sensitive to needs of
self and also that of others.
• High degree of mutual trust,
concern and respect.
• Objective and meaningful
relations.
• Open and authentic.
1
4 3
2
Open Area
[ I know,
you Know. ]

18. PUBLIC
OR
OPEN
PRIVATE
BLIND
UNKNOWN
J O H A R I W I N D O WJ O H A R I W I N D O W
KNOWN
TO SELF
UNKNOWN
TO SELF
KNOWN
TO
OTHERS
UNKNOW
N
TO
OTHERS
DISCLOSUR
E
 F E E D B A C
K 

19. Personality- Analysis.
A
B
C
A - The way I think I am.
B - The way others
think I am or
about me.
C - My real-self.
D - Common area.
(Self-concept)
The persons with wider common area
become highly acceptable to
individual and society at large.
D

21. Links to
Prof. V. Viswanadham
• Link to Presentation slides
• Link to Audio Files
• Link to Blog

22. In case YOU liked
this speech and presentation
~ for listening to more speeches
and
for viewing more presentations,
Please Visit:
http://www.viswam-becomingbetter.blogspot.com
http://www.archive.org/details/HowToExcelInWork
In case YOU want to see some more
presentations :
Please visit : www.slideshare.net/viswanadham
In case YOU want to give some feedback /
contact me :
Viswam.vangapally@gmail.com