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Up to 82% of people — CEOs and entry-level professionals, first year college students and PhDs, artists and programmers — secretly worry they’re not as smart, talented, or qualified as other people “think” they are. It’s called impostor syndrome. Left unchecked, it can lead to costly consequences not only for individuals but for their organizations as well.

This multifaceted topic has been oversimplified, yet demands a nuanced solution from those turned to most often: Coaches.

By the end of this session, you will understand:

• What impostor syndrome is and what it is not.
• How impostor syndrome is easily confused with low self-esteem, self-doubt, or other factors that hold clients back.
• How to identify impostor syndrome in your clients.
• The costs and consequences of impostor syndrome.
• The mistakes coaches make that actually harm instead of help your clients progress and what to do instead.

Carolyn Herfurth, co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute, is a nationally recognized business strategist and speaker with 30+ years of experience. She leads the Institute’s mission to reduce the impact of impostor syndrome on individuals and organizations. Carolyn oversees the Institute's training and licensing programs for organizations, coaches, and speakers seeking to be an impostor syndrome-informed resource for their employees and/or clients.

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