We’ve reached the final element in David Rock’s SCARF model — a brain-based framework that explains why people react the way they do. To recap, SCARF covers five elements where our brains are constantly scanning for threats...
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SCARF in Action: Relatedness
In this series, I’ve been unpacking the SCARF model — a brain-based framework by David Rock that helps us understand why people react the way they do. To recap, SCARF outlines five elements where our brains are constantly...
SCARF in Action: Autonomy
In this series, I’ve been unpacking the SCARF model — a brain-based framework by David Rock that helps us understand why people react the way they do. To recap, SCARF covers five elements where our brains are constantly...
SCARF in Action: Certainty
In my first blog in this series, I introduced you to the SCARF model — a brain-based framework by David Rock that explains why people react the way they do. To recap, SCARF covers five elements our brains are constantly...
SCARF in Action: Status
In my last post, I introduced the SCARF model by David Rock — a brain-based framework that helps us understand why people react the way they do. To recap, SCARF outlines five elements where our brains are constantly...
Why do people react the way they do? SCARF Model Introduction
I’ve always loved simple, practical models — the kind you can remember easily, explain without days of training or a PHD, the ones you can use straight away in real conversations. About five years ago, I came across one...
Opposites Attract
In relationships and in teams, we often say opposites attract. But have you ever stopped to wonder why? In June I was in the USA with 150 other strengths coaches. My husband Andy came with me, of course many of them asked...
What a Near-Death Experience Taught Me About Living Fully
I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a cold, wet day. I was sitting in my nice warm office doing some work. I had planned to go out for a ride with my neighbour at lunchtime, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I was going...
The Power Of Reframing
What stories are you telling yourself—just by the words you choose? For about six months, I had a visceral reaction to the phrase “Inner Circle.” It was the name of a community I was thinking of joining. Maybe it was some...