Module 2 - Background LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION Required Material A good place to start are these two videos that explain the basic concepts of the Johari Window and Transactional Analysis along with some applications to leadership: Patchin, S. (2015).Lead

Module 2 - Background

Required Material

A good place to start are these two videos that explain the basic concepts of the Johari Window and Transactional Analysis along with some applications to leadership:

Patchin, S. (2015).Leadership and the Johari Window Part 1. The Tru Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofs7oBqu0Dg:

Puckridge, P. (2009). Transactional Analysis in action. Success Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFT2HJliaKE&list=PLRn0GjEedVvioZq6tK-Iwi83sRdHUFok-:

Keep in mind that the concepts and applications of the Johari Window and Transactional Analysis are relatively difficult. So in addition to the videos make sure to go through the following readings. Most of these readings are relatively short, so make sure to go through all of them before starting on your assignments:

Connor, M., & Pokora, J. (2012). Chapter 9: What are some useful tools and techniques? Coaching and Mentoring at Work : Developing Effective Practice. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education, pp. 183-189. [eBook Business Collection. Note: You don’t have to read the whole chapter, just the first two sections on the Johari Window and Transactional Analysis]

McKay, M., Fanning, P., & Davis, M. (2009). Chapter 7: Transactional Analysis. Messages: The Communication Skills Book. Oakland, Calif: New Harbinger Publications. [eBook Academic Collection]

Mind Tools Editorial Team. (2014). The Johari Window: Using self-discovery and communication to build trust. Mind Tools, Ltd., London. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_CON.htm

For those of you who are still a bit unclear on some of the concepts or want to brush up a bit more, some of the optional material below includes a couple of additional videos. There is also another book chapter which is a little longer than some of the other readings but explains the Johari Window in fairly simple and clear terms. 

If you and a group of friends or coworkers want to try to find out what your Johari Windows looks like, there is a link to a popular Johari Window Interactive tool below.

Optional Material

Davis, K. (2006). The Interactive Johari Window. http://kevan.org/johari

Reed, J. (2015).Johari Window. Reed Learning:

Patchin, S. (2015).Leadership and the Johari Window Part 2. The Tru Group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHu02S9-d1A:

MacLennan, J. (2008). Chapter 3: Self and others (2008). Interpersonal Communication for Canadians: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Oxford University Press, UK [Proquest. Note: make sure to view PDF file. When you search for these reading search only on the title of the book]

McKay, M., Fanning, P., & Davis, M. (2009). Chapter 2: Self-disclosure. Messages: The Communication Skills Book. Oakland, Calif: New Harbinger Publications. [eBook Academic Collection]

Module 2 - Case

Case Assignment

As with all of the assignments for this class, first make sure to thoroughly review the required background materials. Make sure you fully understand the concepts of the Johari Window as well as Transactional Analysis. You need to have a solid understanding of these important concepts in order to successfully complete this assignment.

We will once again be applying the concepts from this module to your own experiences as a way of finding potential ways to develop your leadership skills. For this assignment, choose a current or former supervisor or subordinate and think carefully about how the concepts from the Johari Window and Transactional Analysis applies to this current or previous supervisor/subordinate relationship. Think carefully about the flow of information and communication between the two of you, and also times when either of you behaved as “adults,” “parents,” or “children” in your dealings with each other. Don’t worry, this assignment will be purely between you and your instructor so feel free to be as honest and self-reflective as you can.

More specifically, write a 4- to 5-page paper answering the following questions below. Make sure to cite at least one of the required readings in each answer, and to cite at least three sources total from the background readings in your paper:

1.   Using a Johari Window analysis, what do you think some of your supervisor’s or subordinate’s blind spots are? What do you think some of your potential blind spots might be?

2.   Also using a Johari Window analysis, what kind of hidden spots did you keep between you and your supervisor or subordinate? Did you suspect your supervisor or subordinate of having hidden spots?

3.   Based on your answers to Questions 1 and 2 above as well as the required readings, how might Johari Window analysis be used to improve this supervisor/subordinate relationship that you wrote about in the above two answers?

4.   Using Transactional Analysis, give some specific examples of when you and your supervisor or subordinate acted like “parents,” “children,” or “adults.” And be honest—we all act like “children” sometimes in the workplace.

5.   Based on your answer to Question 4 and the required readings, how do you think this supervisor/subordinate relationship might have been improved using Transactional Analysis?

Assignment Expectations

·        Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions

·        Stay focused on the precise assignment questions, don't go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

·        List supporting references and cite sources in proper format

·        Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

·        Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper, including pages 13-14 on in-text citations

This is my story of one of the issues that I had with one of my subordinates. Do you think you could make this fit into this case assignment? You could change it around however you like to make it work. Thank you appreciate it.

I am a platoon sergeant in the New Jersey National Guard's. I am in charge of 55 soldiers in my platoon. I have four section chief who are in charge of the lower enlisted in their section. During the last two days of our two-week annual training was all ordered to stay at the Armory. There was nobody to be allowed to go home. I passed out the instructions to my section chief in my platoon. Each section chief told me where and what area of the Armory the sections was going to stay. First formation come and I have two soldiers missing and sensitive item worth over $20,000 left in the parking lot. I pulled the chief to the side and asked him what's going on why are your equipment left in the parking lot and why do you have to soldiers missing. The section chief replied that he told the two soldiers that they were able to go home that night. He also stated that the equipment was left out in the parking lot because it was inside government property. With this explanation, I fired him as a chief. I gave him a counseling statement stating the rules, policy, regulation of leaving unattended sensitive item equipment out in the open. I also stated that he has disobeyed an order.

Since this chief was actually new at his position I did not want him to be demoted nor given in article 15 to take money away from him. Even though I took his position away as chief he kept a positive attitude to keep improving. I have talked to and mentor him for one year until he proved that he could become a more dependable leader as a chief. Now he is the best chief I have in my platoon.