'It's a fear of being exposed as a fraud' | What is 'imposter syndrome' in the workplace?

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'It's a fear of being exposed as a fraud' | What is 'imposter syndrome' in the workplace?

Holly Willoughby this week revealed that she endured major impostor syndrome in the early days of her TV career… She told the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine: "In my 20s and 30s, I felt incredibly grateful I was given presenting jobs in TV. never really thought I was good enough, I felt lucky people liked me. I had massive impostor syndrome and yes, I was underestimated but, more importantly, I underestimated myself. Can you relate to what Holly is saying there? Is “imposter syndrome” more common than you think? Founder of impostersyndrome.ie & happieratwork.ie  Aoife O’Brien joins us to discuss.

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'It's a fear of being exposed as a fraud' | What is 'imposter syndrome' in the workplace?