What is impostor syndrome and can coaching help?
Do you suffer from impostor syndrome?
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A number of clients that I work with say they feel like a fake, an impostor at work. They dread the moment when they will be found out and everyone realises they shouldn’t be there. These feelings, beliefs and behaviours have been identified as Impostor Syndrome or Impostor Phenomenon and awareness has grown substantially over recent years, with many more people identifying this as one of their challenges. The term was first used in an article written by clinical psychologists, Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes in 1978. It is present in many leaders and senior executives who have achieved a great deal and are respected by their peers – no matter how successful they are, or how many times they’ve been promoted, they still feel deep down they are there by chance.
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