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# NeuroLeadership Foundations – The SCARF® Model

Let’s say you just started an hour-long meeting, and there’s no clear agenda. And during that meeting, a coworker shoots down your big idea in front of others.

 

Now imagine your boss has just assigned you a big new project, but gives you complete control. And when you finish the project, she celebrates the win at a company-wide event.

 

**Why does the first scenario sound so bad, and the second one so fulfilling?**

At NLI, we believe priorities, habits, and systems (PHS) matter equally. It all comes down to social threat and reward, the brain’s sense that other people’s actions either put us in danger or keep us safe and happy.

 

Join our research and speaking faculty as they share how the NeuroLeadership Institute organizes five key domains of social threat and reward into what we call the SCARF® Model. Those domains are **Status**, **Certainty**, **Autonomy**, **Relatedness**, and **Fairness**.

 

By using SCARF®, leaders can unlock potential in their teams through higher-quality interactions. Start your journey today by determining your own SCARF® profile.

Presenter

**Jeff Salters**

Master Facilitator

NeuroLeadership Institute

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