Seeing What They Can’t See in Themselves
A few months ago I went back to my old company, not as an employee this time, but to reconnect ahead of some training I’ll be delivering later this year. It was a slightly strange feeling walking back into a place where I used to work, now being invited back because of what I’ve gone […]
Imposter Feelings: Why Information Can Be More Powerful Than Reassurance
Years ago, running an ESL centre, I nearly lost one of the best teachers I ever worked with before he’d properly started. He was my first recruit, not long after I’d been promoted from teacher to centre manager myself. A few weeks in, he was ready to quit. Not because he was bad at it. […]
The Imposter Myth: Why Everyone Else Looks Like They’ve Got It Figured Out
Imposter syndrome is a term used for doubting your own professional ability, despite having pretty decent evidence that you’re capable (and half expecting someone to eventually work out you shouldn’t be doing the job you are doing). I’ve felt like a fraud at work. Early in my career, sitting in rooms with people who all […]