Among us: Identifying & Managing Imposter Syndrome

Identifying & Managing Imposter Syndrome

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1. Among us: Identifying & Managing Imposter Syndrome anisha.dev Developer Advocate @ Amazon
2. “I’m just here because of luck” “I’m a fraud, they will find out I’m not good at this” “I don’t deserve my success” “I don’t have the skills”
3. “I just look at all these people, and I think, what the heck am I doing here? They’ve made amazing things. I just went where I was sent.” – Neil Armstrong
4. noun Fear of being exposed as a "fraud" imposter•syndrome
5. Identifying Imposter Syndrome
6. The Perfectionist The Superwoman/man The Natural genius The Soloist The Expert
8. Managing Imposter Syndrome
9. Workshopping
10. What can I do? • Give and ask for feedback • Create time and space to talk about this topic • Own & celebrate your successes • Share your experiences • Accept that you don’t need to know everything
11. What can my community do? • Encourage & enable knowledge sharing at all levels • Create opportunities • Provide recognition & encourage it • Reflect & retrospect together what working & what doesn’t • Advocate for a feedback • Build mentorship / peer programs
12. What can my company do? • Consider impact of IS on promotions • Training on inclusive language • Give scope for feedback on improvements • Acknowledge and educate around IS • Address and deal with microaggressions • Balance challenge with support
13. Anisha.dev anisha_malde Thank you!