I loved the way you described Imposter syndrome and matched it to competence level. My experiences aligned completely there. The only caveat I was naive when I started and felt like an imposter, but I started off by trying to hide it hard! But as I grew in my role, I became more vocal imposter and admitting my shortcomings openly.
I think to add to your final point "Don't go alone", building a solid support system is something I've found very useful dealing with this, to be fair you said this thing too.
Another thing I found particularly helpful was to find a superhero, a person that you look up to and can get in touch with. For me, this was our VP, but it can CXOs or your guru. When they shared their imposter syndrome story, it always calmed me down.
I loved the way you described Imposter syndrome and matched it to competence level. My experiences aligned completely there. The only caveat I was naive when I started and felt like an imposter, but I started off by trying to hide it hard! But as I grew in my role, I became more vocal imposter and admitting my shortcomings openly.
I think to add to your final point "Don't go alone", building a solid support system is something I've found very useful dealing with this, to be fair you said this thing too.
Another thing I found particularly helpful was to find a superhero, a person that you look up to and can get in touch with. For me, this was our VP, but it can CXOs or your guru. When they shared their imposter syndrome story, it always calmed me down.
Great post, Nicola, really enjoyed it!
Absolutely brilliant; Thx