SCARF Recovery Deck
Recall SCARF recovery questions that lower social threat in executive coaching.
Domains SCARF What domains can create social threat or reward? Recall the five domains before choosing a recovery question. Status hit The CEO corrected your client publicly. Which coaching response restores thinking? A status recovery question protects dignity and gets specific. Autonomy threat Headquarters already decided. They do not want my input. The executive feels controlled and is drifting toward resistance. Coach line Where do you still have choice: timing, message, implementation, or the risk you escalate? Joining the resentment can strengthen helplessness. The question restores agency without pretending the constraint is fake. Fairness What question helps when fairness is…
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