Let me start with a confession: I've been there. I've struggled with imposter syndrome more times than I can count. Just when I thought I had finally built some confidence in my abilities, something small would happen and I would spiral right back down. That self-doubt is relentless.Over time, I realized that imposter syndrome doesn't come from a single place. It can grow from many roots.
Do you tend to over-apologize at work? Does your work email, message, or talk always include "Sorry" in the sentence? Although it's considered respectful to recognize your mistake and apologize, in most cases, we say "Sorry" too often and when our colleagues don't wait for our apology at all.
Last year about one in three executives said Diversity, Equity, Inclusion was their top five business priority (by McKinsey). However, even before the pandemic, its progress in the workplace as a whole had been slow down and most of the companies reported they had a struggle to implement their initiatives.
