Every person’s Johari Window can be more or less open depending on the circumstances. And different professions—from those that demand a lot of interpersonal skills, like sales, to those that, like accounting, are generally more solitary—attract people whose windows share similar tendencies. A computer programmer’s window, for example, may not open wide unless he or she is around peers. A strong marketing person’s window, on the other hand, tends to be open regardless of the environment. The key is knowing that in conducting small talk, we should be aware of the different styles at play and
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