Imposter Syndrome: Am I Faking It?

Do you feel like you're faking it? like you don't feel good enough to do your job? Feeling like you've blagged your way through your career? Then like me and hundreds of others, you might be suffering from imposter syndrome. During my talk I am going to discuss what imposter syndrome is and how it feels. Then I'm going to talk you through why people suffer from it and how people overcome it.

This talk is based on both my personal experiences and those of others. By the end of it I hope you can identify if you are suffering from imposter syndrome and also create a team environment that helps to combat the feeling within your team mates.

Transcript

1. Imposter Syndrome Am I Faking It?
2. Mark Bradley Software Developer @braddle
3. Sainsbury’s
4. What is it? The obligatory Wikipedia Quote “Impostor syndrome is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved.”
5. why am I talking about this?
6. Have you ever suffered with Imposter Syndrome?
7. Do you think Imposter Syndrome is common in your particular field of work?
8. Why do people suffer?
9. Comparing yourself to others http://functionallies.com/2015/09/22/51-stop-comparing-yourself-to-others/
10. Let's end Imposter Syndrome • That developer who's younger than you but seems to know everything doesn't have your experience. • That developer who totally understands Docker and has drafted a proposal to use it at work doesn't understand the first thing about functional programming. • That developer who seems to create a new app in the latest Javascript framework every day doesn't really get the basics of OOP. • That developer who contributes to open source in their spare time doesn't have a baby to look after. http://max.woolf.io/lets-end-the-myth-of-imposter-syndrome/
11. So much you “should” know
12. Lack Of Feedback
13. Being Passionate
14. Conferences and Meetups https://twitter.com/cakper/status/568421973635653632
15. It should just work
16. Applying for jobs
17. How Does It Affect Peoples Ability To Do Their Job?
18. How do people cope with it?
19. Knowing
20. Getting back to basic
21. Code Katas / Recruitment Tests
22. Distractions
23. Constructive feedback
24. Mentoring
25. Conferences and Meetups https://twitter.com/cakper/status/568421973635653632
26. Speaking and Blogging blog.mark-bradley.net
27. Questions?
28. Survey http://goo.gl/forms/BtRVcPbXps
29. Thank you braddle@gmail.com @braddle