You’ll be scored against these 6 areas:

Self-doubt

Employees might undermine their own achievements, often attributing success to external factors rather than their abilities. It focuses on how self-doubt can lead to a lack of confidence, despite evidence of competence and success.

Recognition

The tendency of employees to shy away from recognition, leadership roles, or taking on new challenges. It highlights the discomfort some employees feel when stepping into the spotlight or taking ownership of their work.

Perfectionism

How perfectionism can manifest in the workplace, leading employees to set excessively high standards and overprepare for tasks. It explores how these behaviors can contribute to stress, burnout, and inefficiency.

External validation

How fear of being perceived as incompetent can drive employees to seek excessive validation or avoid asking for help. It focuses on the anxiety associated with being "found out" as inadequate, despite being capable.

Comparison

The impact of employees comparing themselves unfavorably to peers, which can foster feelings of inadequacy and fear of incompetence. It highlights how this mindset can inhibit risk-taking and innovation.

Growth Orientation

How employees approach new challenges and growth opportunities. It focuses on whether they proactively seek out development or avoid stretching themselves due to fear of failure or inadequacy.

Imposter Syndrome: A Hidden Threat to Your Team's Success

Imposter syndrome affects high-performing individuals, leading them to doubt their abilities and accomplishments. This can stifle innovation, reduce productivity, and contribute to burnout. As a leader, recognising these signs is crucial to fostering a supportive work environment.

This assessment will help you:

  • Improve performance: Enhance your team's productivity by identifying and addressing hidden self-doubt.
  • Empower your team: Strengthen your leadership by fostering a more confident and resilient workforce.
  • Improve wellbeing: Reduce employee burnout and turnover by creating a more supportive work environment.

Who am I?

I'm Aoife O'Brien, the founder of Happier at Work and the host of the award-winning Happier at Work® podcast. Since 2018 I've been working with global organisations to support their employees to thrive and to reach their full potential through the 3 C's of my Thriving Talent framework - Career, Culture, Capabilities

Confidence is such an important part of our career development, but is often neglected or overlooked. I grew tired of seeing so many capable people diminish their accomplishments and not reach their full potential.

Once you know the impact of imposter syndrome on your organisation, you can start addressing it using tools that are specific to your needs.

We’ve been working with global brands since 2018

Don’t just take our word for it, see what others have to say about working with us

Aoife was extremely flexible and friendly when working with us and was happy to customize the Imposter Syndrome session to meet the goals and outcomes of our Thrive development program, including inviting our Ciena leaders onto the session and engaging them in the discussion so our participants could hear their experiences!

Mandeep Saini
DEI Specialist, Ciena

It was a pleasure to work with Aoife leading up to IWD. She is creative, positive and solution focused. The session she delivered to colleagues was impactful and thought provoking and challenged us to better understand ourselves and our motivations. I would definitely recommend working with Aoife and hope to do so again.

Michelle O'Donnell Keating
Chair of the Women's Network, Central Bank of Ireland

Don’t let self-doubt stand in the way of your team's success. Take the first step towards confidence and clarity by uncovering your imposter impact today.

Uncover your Imposter Impact

This quiz has been designed to show leaders the impact of imposter syndrome on their organisation and provide instant, actionable steps on how to improve

It’s free and only takes 5 minutes