Prepare To Connect Using S.C.A.R.F. Tool

Social Domains	Recommendations
Status	Recognize your employee for their areas of expertise Identify your employee’s contributions Encourage and reward learning and development of new skills
Certainty	Create familiar patterns that lead to safe, predictable outcomes Share plans and goals Explain what will stay the same amidst change
Autonomy	Give your employee the opportunity to make decisions about matters that affect them Allow staff to organize their own work and set their own hours Set a goal and allow people to choose how to accomplish it
Relatedness	Treat your employee as a colleague and a member of the team When it makes sense, share as much information with your employee as you can Connect in person or by phone/zoom rather than by email
Fairness	Treats everyone with fairness and respect Spread information quickly, clearly, and widely Share the rationale behind tough decisions