Imposter syndrome is also known as ‘impostor syndrome’ and is often mentioned in connection with women, although studies show that almost just as many men affected by it. On Business Punk Online, I talk about my own experiences and give tips on how to overcome imposter syndrome and use it to your advantage.
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I’m an imposter. At least that’s what I thought for a long time. In my mid-20s, I was already working as a strategist in an international management consultancy and told my mostly male clients in their 50s how to do their job. Or advised large companies on their digital transformation.
During presentations, I often thought: ‘Please don’t ask questions now’, because I only knew many of the topics from theory and had never experienced them in practice myself. A typical case of imposter syndrome.
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