Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Shake off the doubts and be a project leader!
Have you ever sat in a project meeting, worrying that eventually people will realise that you aren’t as informed or capable as they think you are?
Have you ever felt that you don’t really know what you’re doing on your projects and that one day someone will find out?
Imposter Syndrome isn’t a real medical syndrome, but it’s a convenient label for the self-doubt we feel from time to time. This presentation will share my personal battle with Imposter Syndrome. I’ll tell you my story, and show you how to identify signs of Imposter Syndrome. You’ll hear tips on how to overcome the self-doubts we suffer from as project leaders. You’ll go away with practical ideas to help you become a more confident leader – or to help those around you who suffer from self-doubt themselves.
Biography
Elizabeth Harrin, MA, FAPM, MBCS is director of Otobos Consultants Ltd, a project communications consultancy specialising in copywriting for project management firms. Elizabeth also works as a practicing project and program manager. She spent eight years working in financial services (including two based in Paris, France) before moving into healthcare.
Elizabeth is a PRINCE2, MSP and P3O Practitioner, and holds the ITIL Foundation certificate. She is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and a member of PMI.
She is the author of three books about project management: Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World (which was a finalist in the Management Book of the Year Awards 2014), Social Media for Project Managers and Customer-Centric Project Management. Elizabeth has also produced several ebooks and an online course on project reporting.
She’s particularly interested in stakeholder engagement and team communications and now offers coaching to mid-grade project managers looking to improve their skills.
Elizabeth is the award-winning blogger behind A Girl’s Guide to Project Management, a specialist blog aimed at helping project managers communicate more effectively. She is widely published on project management topics and has contributed to numerous websites and magazines.
You can find Elizabeth online at www.GirlsGuidetoPM.com or on Twitter @pm4girls.
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