It's hard to fix what you cannot see

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of blind spots in personal and professional growth, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness.

I used to work with a business man who was as good at coaching as he was at growing a multi-million pound business. “I really pity the man that doesn’t know he doesn’t know.” He said to me one day, almost 20 years ago. It took a while to land but he was talking about that thing everyone is afflicted with – a blind spot. The phrase ‘blind spot’ comes from the Johari Window, a psychological model developed in 1955 by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham — the name “Johari,” comes from a blend of their first names. It was originally created as a framework for understanding and improving interpersonal communication, particularly within group dynamics and team settings. As a coach, a manager to as a sales person intent on improving, it's important to spend some time looking for that which is harder to see - or those characteristics that you have been spending a lifetime trying to avoid

Topics covered

• blind spots
• coaching
• interpersonal communication
• team dynamics
• self-improvement

Keywords

• Johari Window
• psychological model
• business growth

Mentioned in this episode

Products: the Johari Window, Johari

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