Do you feel as if you are pulling the wool over the eyes of your workmates, hiding your incompetence? You are not alone. There is even a name for it:
Imposter Syndrome.
Management consultant Gill Corkindale takes up the subject of business professionals with a sense of inadequacy in a blog post on Harvard Business.
I have come across many instances of Imposter Syndrome among my coaching clients in recent years. Typically, they are managers on fast-track careers in their late 30s or early 40s who have been promoted to a new role in which their experience is being tested to the limits. Despite support from their bosses and feedback showing they have great operational, strategic and people skills, they often seem beset with doubts.
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Are You a Management Imposter? | The View from Harvard Business | BNET
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