When or maybe if, the manager discloses how he/she feels about something relating to the team and/or business she/he increases the ‗public‘ at the expense of the ‗private‘.
Unknown to self
Known to others
public
blind
Unknown to others
private
Disclosure
Known to self
unknown
If the team members give the manager feedback on his/her behavior and how attitude and behavior is perceived by them and, this is not always the case as I‘m sure most of you have experience of, is willing to listen, then the ‗public‘ grows at the expense of ‗blind‘.
Feedback
Known to self
Unknown to self
Known to others
public
blind
Unknown to others
private
unknown
So, if we have a manager who is willing to listen and to share her/his own feelings and responses towards the team we will get an aggregated result like this:
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