impostor syndrome

  • Impostor Syndrome vs Dunning-Kruger Effect

    • June 12, 2019
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Leadership, Management
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    A perfect illustration of the difference between Impostor Syndrome and the Dunning Kruger Effect. Illustration of an unhappy man with a big brain, and a happy man with a small brain.

    Last week, I wrote about the Impostor Syndrome (How Do Executives Deal With Impostor Syndrome?) and the effect it has on people. I said Impostor Syndrome is. . . . . . the fear that you’re not good enough for the job you’re supposed to do, and that you’re going to be discovered and outed

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  • How Do Executives Deal With Impostor Syndrome?

    • June 5, 2019
    • Posted by: David Marshall
    • Category: Business
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    Sign that warns people, "No attendant on duty. Do not pay impostor." This is the perfect metaphor for impostor syndrome.

    I hear from a lot of people about their struggles with Impostor Syndrome, the fear that you’re not good enough for the job you’re supposed to do, and that you’re going to be discovered and outed as a fraud. The truth is the people who get Impostor Syndrome are not actual impostors. If anything, they’re

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