How to tackle impostor syndrome at work

Even high achievers suffer from the belief that they’re not good enough

Have you ever felt like a fraud at work? Ever feared that you will be ‘found out’ by your colleagues and that perhaps you really don’t deserve that promotion or praise? It turns out you’re not alone.

Impostor phenomenon (also known as impostor syndrome, fraud syndrome or the impostor experience) is a psychological pattern in which high-achieving individuals doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent internalised fear of being exposed as a ‘fraud’.