Taming the Dragon: Leadership with Imposter Syndrome
summary
A speaker from Avenga describes how imposter syndrome affected his roughly 10-year IT career and blocked personal and career growth. He outlines signs of imposter syndrome and a practical, iterative approach he used—collecting and analyzing feedback, leaving the comfort zone, assessing the current situation, developing strengths, and measuring effectiveness—to progress from developer to team and department leader.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:37What is Imposter Syndrome?
- 2:37Signs of Imposter Syndrome
- 3:52My Story
- 9:30Trial and Error Path
- 11:09Previous Experience
- 16:33Collecting and Analyzing Feedback
- 17:34The Comfort Zone is a Trap
- 18:34Analyzing the Current Situation
- 20:43Developing Strengths
- 23:33Evaluating Effectiveness
- 25:18Result
- 26:25Summary
- 33:05Q&A
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