S4E4: Handling Imposter Syndrome with Sonia Bertek

Text Jason @ Leadership Voyage

Jason talks with Sonia Bertek about imposter syndrome, what it is, how to deal with it, and how to help others with it.

• What is Imposter Syndrome?
  • 56% say they experience it weekly
  • 17% don't experience it
    • about 50-50 men/women breakdown
  • But many folks don't know what it is
  • Lack of confidence versus imposter syndrome
• Why is this Topic Important?
  • So many are affected
  • Not isolated to work
  • Social media - feeling like you don't stack up
  • Diversity of perspective is important
• Experiencing Imposter Syndrome
  • Manifests through
    • avoiding new opportunities for fear of failure
    • burnout to prove self
    • comparisons to others
  • Claim your space
    • give yourself permission to be visible and occupy where you are
    • Brene Brown talks about this
    • accept who you are without shrinking or hiding
  • Growth requires learning
    • what you now know, there was a time you didn't know it
  • Dealing with imposter syndrome - things you can do TODAY
    • name it
      • it occupies less space
      • "what's the worst that could happen?"
    • identify positive blind spots
    • "Stuart Smalley" visual reminders
• Leading Others
  • a sign of imposter syndrome from someone else could be if they're not speaking up in meetings
  • as a leader show your vulnerability
  • advice for an employee feeling imposter syndrome
    • prop up and remind them why they're there
    • praise

Sonia Bertek, co-founder of Golden Mean Consulting Group, is a Leadership Strategist, Executive Coach, and Team Architect who has led teams in marketing, support, sales, and customer success. She’s climbed the ladder from contributor to VP, and she knows what it takes to coach managers and individual contributors toward balance, clarity, and sustainable success.

Her specialty? Creating experiential learning systems that help leaders show up as their full selves—at work and beyond.
 
She’s not just about ideas. She’s about impact, using leadership reflection techniques and manager training programs to unlock performance.

Sonia lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, and cats Alfredo & Pepe.

Favorite hobby: lifting heavy things.

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voice: by Ayanna Gallant
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