Imposter syndrome, the persistent fear of being exposed as a fraud despite evidence of competence, has quietly infiltrated boardrooms, executive offices and leadership teams worldwide. What was ...

Sound familiar? Welcome to imposter syndrome, the psychological phenomenon that convinces highly capable people that they are secretly frauds – just one mistake away from being exposed.

And it was then that I began to unpack what I later learned was imposter syndrome, a phenomenon that so many capable, high-achieving women encounter in their professional and personal lives.