Break the bias is the theme for the 2022 International Women’s Day. But how do you do it? And what about Imposter Syndrome’s secret role? This is something I’ve been researching for the past few years. And the 2022 Imposter Syndrome Research Study builds on what we learned with the 2019 study, adding in analysis of […]
How To Bring Up The Subject Of Imposter Syndrome When You Think A Colleague Might Be Struggling With It [Episode 27]
One of the things I’m asked most often by leaders, at the end of a keynote, is how to bring up the subject of Imposter Syndrome with a colleague or team member – and then what to do to help them.It’s so easy to freeze, or talk ourselves out of broaching it, or worry that […]
Nightmare Boss? 5 Tell-Tale Signs That They’re Running Imposter Syndrome
A boss’ behaviour can make or break a job for us. A boss who inspires and empowers us helps us to achieve things we might never have done on our own.But one who nags and digs and even bullies? Whose office we dread being called into? Who undermines us in meetings, criticises even the way […]
Flexible Working: Closing The Gender Pay Gap – Case Study With Zurich Insurance
Lack of flexible working was found in the 2019 Imposter Syndrome Research Study to be one of three hidden drivers of the gender pay gap. The increased out-of-hours commitment so often required in senior roles and the difficulty in fitting work around family was shown to disproportionately disadvantage women with school-aged children. So Zurich Insurance decided […]
The Secret Reason Why There Still Aren’t Enough Women In Leadership Roles
With companies struggling to close the gender pay gap and hit their goals for women in leadership roles, are we trying to fix the wrong thing?Businesses often think it’s the job of the remunerations team to create gender equity in leadership roles, but new research shows that there are three hidden factors that most firms […]
What Does It Really Take To Close The Gender Confidence Gap?
I came across an article this week, published in Forbes, on how to close the gender confidence gap and increase gender equity in leadership roles. The author correctly identified that Imposter Syndrome is at the root of this. But – yet again – it’s the case of a well-intentioned man completely missing the point, telling […]
