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The Impostor Phenomenon Workshop
Impostor feelings aren't a confidence problem.
The usual advice for impostor feelings is to build your confidence. After years of researching this topic, I think that misses the real story. Impostor feelings are often a rational response to environments where people are treated, subtly or otherwise, as if they don't quite belong.
This workshop draws on my research, including work on gender differences in the link between the impostor phenomenon and performance. It looks at both sides: what individuals can do, and what teams and leaders can change.
What participants do
- An anonymous survey beforehand, with the group's answers shown back in the session
- What the research says about who feels like an impostor, including my own research
- Fear setting: working through the worst-case scenario in small groups
- Building resilience before, during and after a setback, applied to a real situation such as a rejected proposal
What participants take away
- What the research says about the impostor phenomenon and performance
- Strategies to break the cycle for yourself
- What leaders can change so fewer people feel like impostors in the first place
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A 90-minute session for up to 30 participants, tailored to the group, with an infographic summary of the tips afterwards. Each workshop is tailored to your group.
Every workshop includes Schmingo, my small talk game, to get people talking from the first minute.
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