Feeling like an imposter in a leadership role?

Sentirte como un impostor no define tu capacidad para liderar. Al contrario, es una señal de tu compromiso con el crecimiento y la excelencia. Pero el síndrome del impostor mina muchísimo el desarrollo. Por eso, aquí tienes algunas recomendaciones para su gestión: 1.Mantén un registro de tus éxitos. No son producto de la suerte, sino de tus habilidades y esfuerzos 2.Liderar no es ser infalible ni perfecto/a, sino manejar ágilmente tus errores y aprendizajes. 3.Participa en cursos, talleres y actividades que fortalezcan tus habilidades y te hagan sentir más preparado/a. 4.Mentorizar a otros puede darte una perspectiva diferente de tus propias capacidades y aumentar tu confianza. En definitiva, utiliza este sentimiento para EVOLUCIONAR

Laurence Peter (the Peter Principle) showed how you will be promoted beyond your level of competence. Start with the truth... you *are* an impostor. This is the key for me. Offer the vulnerability of your unknowing. Do you know the fairy tale of the Emperor's New Clothes? It shows how leaders can be deceived about their reality. But don't miss the gem in the story. In his nakedness, he was offered the truth by a child. When I joined Andersen as a senior manager, I joined a team that had been working as consultants since they left university. I had no idea how to be an effective consultant. Those I delegated to taught me everything I needed to know. Don't be afraid to be naked! Own your 'new clothes'.

One thing I lean on is to not be so hard on myself and not beat myself with those unrealistic robotic and perfectionistic expectations. I try to maintain a sober evaluation of my strengths and weaknesses. I am not a programmed robot but a human learning as I go. I put to work the skills and knowledge I currently have while working to attain more. I apply my strengths and work on my weaknesses.

One thing I found helpful is to do the inward examination of my attitude toward self to see what fuels my determination to face life. Is there a passionate drive for progressive steps fueling my life or am I stuck in a failure syndrome that aborts progress. Hope is a powerful force that is to fuel one's life. Where there is no joyful expectation of experiencing good it is inevitable that a failure mentality will set the attitude of the heart. Keep hope active in the heart and passion for progress will stay in good working order.

Chances are you already possess some fundamental leadership skills if you found yourself in the role—own that :) I'd also recommend a taking a strengths assessment (e.g., Gallup Strengths) that helps identify your innate talent themes/tendencies. This will highlight what makes you uniquely strong, the domains in which you most naturally excel (e.g., relationship building, strategic thinking, influencing, executing) and help you cultivate an authentic leadership persona. Tap into your strengths zone when you're tackling new projects and when you need to overcome obstacles. A quote for the road: Take pride in how far you've come and have faith in how far you can go.

Pondré el ejemplo de liderazgo como Consultor. Generar confianza requiere mucho más que un soliloquio de pep-talks e iteraciones eternas de tu trabajo, sino también entender que ser bueno o un experto no es sinónimo de saberlo todo, ni ser el mejor, pero de hacerlo alcanzando o superando las expectativas del cliente. La confianza puede solidificarse al entender que tú tienes los conocimientos y tu cliente no, enseñar no es pecar de perogrullo, estas dándo información valiosa, si solo porque viene desde tu interpretación. Entender que la confianza debe nacer de uno mismo, independiente de los resultados, ya que no todos serán un fit y la promesa es disponibilizar herramientas de la forma en la que mejor sabemos hacerlo.