Johari Window

Pathway Builder 🔒

Domain

Executive

Type

Framework

Phase

Discovery Reflection

Details

30 min Opener As-needed

Topics

Identity Communication Leadership

Designed for leaders and executives navigating organizational complexity.

When to Use This Tool

A client wants to understand how others perceive them versus how they see themselves

A client is working on building trust and transparency with their team

A client received unexpected feedback and wants to make sense of their blind spots

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Looking at your four quadrants — what sits in your blind spot that you suspect i...

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For the Coaching Practitioner

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Coaching Scenarios Plus

1 New general manager whose technical credibility no longer applies

Context

A VP of Engineering promoted to GM of a business unit three months ago. The client keeps defaulting to technical problem-solving in cross-functional meetings, and two direct reports (marketing, finance) have started routing decisions around them. The client thinks the problem is that the team does not respect their authority. The actual problem is that the client's self-image as a technical expert is blocking their transition to general leadership.

How to Introduce

Frame the Johari Window around a specific recurring moment: 'Pick one of those meetings where a decision got routed arou...

2 Senior partner performing openness while keeping the real strategy private 🔒

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5 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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