Leadership Insights December 2023: What is the Johari Window?

A useful framework to think about the role feedback can play on your team is the Johari Window, a tool used by organizations around the world to improve communication and understanding among individuals in a team. This model for self-awareness comprises four quadrants or windows, each representing a different possible combination of awareness between the leader and their team. 

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A Reliable and Valid Personality Test is Crucial

If you’re going to do a personality assessment, a reliable and valid personality test is essential for accurately measuring an athlete’s personality so that you can feel confident making informed decisions based on the results.

A personality test is reliable if it offers consistent and stable results over time. For instance, it should not matter if you take a personality test while you’re hungry or sleepy: whether you take it Monday when you’ve not had breakfast yet or take it later afternoon on a Sunday before a nap, the results should not be all that different. This is because personality is a relatively stable trait over time and each time you take the test, the results should be similar.

Validity means that a personality test measures what it intends to measure accurately. For example, if it the scale is called “extraversion”, the test is only valid if the questions on the test actually captures the personality dimension of how extraverted you tend to be.

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October 2023 Leadership Insights

October 2023 “That’s how I think we change the world, is by making those educational investments in the student-athletes we have.”  —- Leading thought In […]

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