Essential insights into
Imposter Syndrome
Three vital facts about Imposter Syndrome which can help make your life better
01.
It's not one thing
Even though it’s just one label, it usually comes from people’s inability to confidently answer two distinct (albeit sometimes connected) questions:
- Am I good enough?
- Do I belong here?
Bottom line: we specialise in enabling employees to outsmart the “Am I good enough?” source of Imposter Syndrome.
02.
It's not your fault
Many employees blame themselves for their Imposter Syndrome, even though its source usually lies almost entirely within their organisation’s business practices and systems.
Bottom line: therapy, motivational books, videos, and ‘self-awareness training’ – useful though they can sometimes be – won’t address the source of Imposter Syndrome, which lies elsewhere.
03.
No one is to blame
Blame and ‘fault’ are unhelpful paradigms, because no one is to blame for Imposter Syndrome.
Instead, it comes from a swathe of cultural blind-spots, which people in every organisation have inherited from their predecessors.
Bottom line: by understanding these blind-spots, you can enable yourself and/or everyone in your organisation to outsmart Imposter Syndrome, by redesigning a few key working practices, and introducing some new ones.
Our groundbreaking training will show you how.