This caught my eye in a small shop in Texas while travelling with a group of coaches. It got me thinking about connection, perspective, and how rarely we’re actually looking through the same lens, even when we think we are....
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The Power of Best Friends at Work
Gallup has a question in their engagement survey that always sparks debate: “Do you have a best friend at work?” It’s a controversial one. It often gets dismissed out of hand.And yet, it continues to surface something...
SCARF in Action: Fairness
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...
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...