Support Network Map

Map who can support you right now and how to reach out, so you’re not carrying it alone. Based on proven social support and relationship research.

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When to Use This Tool

My client is going through something hard and seems to be handling it completely alone

My client reaches out to whoever is available rather than whoever is actually helpful

My client says they have support but doesn't use it when they need it

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Tool Classification

Domain

Relationships

Type

Worksheet

Phase

Discovery Action

Details

15 min Closing As-needed

Topics

Communication Resilience Identity

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1 High-performing leader who treats a professional crisis as a solo problem to solve

Context

Your client is six weeks into a serious organizational situation - a restructuring that has made their role ambiguous, a senior sponsor who has gone quiet, and significant uncertainty about where they will land. They have not told anyone. Not their partner, not their peer network, not the mentor they occasionally speak with. They have been managing it internally, which means they are managing it through rumination rather than conversation. They present as controlled and analytical. The controlled presentation is not coping - it is a way of not having to name what is actually happening.

How to Introduce

Frame the map as preparation, not help-seeking. 'This is not about asking anyone for anything right now. It is about kno...

2 Manager who calls the most available person rather than the most useful one 🔒

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