Faker to Fabulous – e-book
A little something I knocked up in response to people wanting something quick and easy to read about the impostor phenomenon. It's based on my…
One and Done
Yesterday I had the pleasure of delivering a workshop for the ICSA conference in London. As the premier conference event for company secretaries, and board and governance professionals, it was an opportunity to explore how inclusion and diversity in corporate governance, in all its guises, is being addressed. It was encouraging to realise that the issue of inclusion was not a discrete topic of discussion, but rather one that permeated many of the issues under scrutiny and discussion.
Feeling Fake? Why the Impostor Phenomenon is not only a personal concern.
The impostor syndrome has been receiving a good deal of social media coverage recently. Hardly a day goes by without a person in the public…
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Mythbusting the ‘impostor syndrome’ in the workplace – Online event with Macildowie.
I'll be hosting a FREE online event with Macildowie, where I'll be talking about: Mythbusting the ‘impostor syndrome’ in the workplace. This is the first…
It’s Not a Bloody Syndrome
Anyone who knows of my work knows that I have some considerable experience researching and educating on the imposter phenomenon. People often ask me why I…
Faking it: Why the diverse ‘future board’ is not right here, right now.
Dr Terri Simpkin is an academic, researcher, consultant, and self-identified ‘impostor’. She was recently named in the top 50 most influential women in the data…
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Feel like a phoney? Why feeling like an impostor is a workplace concern.
What do Michelle Obama, Neil Gaiman, Emma Watson, Sheryl Sandberg and Howard Schultz all have in common? They’ve all reportedly expressed the experience of feeling…
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New resources!
Check out the new resources brought to you by the good people at Total Jobs. Kate Atkin and I have been working with Total Jobs…
FFS! *insert celebrity name here* has ‘imposter syndrome’… Why I love and loath these social media stories.
I knew it would be a problem when I did it. Setting up a Google alert to diligently track how the imposter syndrome is reported…
A university mentor’s guide to Impostor Phenomenon
There is widespread research investigating the prevalence and impact of the impostor phenomenon as experienced by university students. My own research has indicated that people…
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The only benefit of impostor phenomenon is getting rid of it.
While others might argue that the impostor phenomenon can be of benefit as it might drive people to be 'better', I have different ideas. I…
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