Use SCARF to diagnose status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness threats in coaching conversations.
Sort each reaction by the SCARF domain it most likely signals. “So you are saying I am not senior enough for this?” Status “What does this mean for my role after the reorg?” Certainty “It feels like you already decided exactly how I have to do it.” Autonomy “I did not think you would back me up in that room.” Relatedness “Why am I the only one being called out when the dependency was late?” Fairness “I do not want this discussed in front of the whole leadership team.” “Can you tell me what happens if the next draft is…
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