Get feedback from others for continuous improvement
As human beings, all of us make so many mistakes. Some of them are very harsh or serious. Yet, we do not even understand what impact it can create on others. Every single word uttered by us matters.In applied psychology, one has the superb Johari Window to understand the importance of feedback. One can go to Google and just type Johari Window and the figure will appear. Here, the main crux of this is explained to help members understand it.
There are four quadrants. The first type will pertain to what I would know and also what others would know about me. The second type is what I would know, but others would not know. The third type is something that is known to others, but not known to me, or at least to the extent I should know. Most of our behavior is unconscious, and this is often called the blind area. The first one is the open area. The second area is the hidden area, that pertains to something that is always hidden from others. For example, there are some men who have an extra-marital affair, but keep that a secret for even ten years. They would go on tour and maintain that relationship. If the wife is innocent, this becomes easier.
The fourth quadrant refers to something I do not know, and others also do not know. The trick is to open up with someone who can trust -- be it our wives or husbands, a good friend and so on, and try to get a lot of feedback about what we need to know about our behavior, our thought patterns and so on.
This Johari Window is the subject of most corporate training programs, and is done at the senior most levels as well.
So, let us move on and get a lot of feedback about ourselves.
