Episode 31 Continuous Improvement and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Tara Halliday

The Edges of Lean

Do you experience self-doubt? Have you ever wondered if you have “Imposter Syndrome?” Does it impact your ability to influence and drive continuous improvement? Today I speak with Dr. Tara Halliday who is an imposter syndrome coach about her career and about principles that can help us when we experience imposter syndrome.

TARA HALLIDAY

Tara has a Ph.D. in engineering and has practiced as a holistic therapist and coach for 21 years. She specializes in solving what is commonly referred to as “imposter syndrome”. She is the author of Unmasking: The Coach's Guide to Imposter Syndrome, and Understanding the Science of Imposter Syndrome

CONNECT WITH TARA

Website: completesuccess.co.uk

Linked In: linkedin.com/in/tara-halliday-phd

TAKE THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME QUIZ

http://bit.ly/ImpostorQuiz

Key topics in this podcast:

• Tara’s career background
• How her coaching career started
• What is Imposter Syndrome?
• How did it impact her career?
• How do you get out of your comfort zone?
• What is the amygdala?
• Negative impacts of having Imposter syndrome
• Imposter syndrome in-depth explanation
• Imposter syndrome and your sense of right and wrong
• Imposter syndrome myths
• Why neuro-linguistic programming doesn’t help with imposter syndrome
• Tips to manage to imposter syndrome
• How parents can help their children not develop imposter syndrome.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Imposter syndrome is very common (up to 70% of people experience it)
• It is created early in life - and is part of our brain's way of protecting us from the world.
• Many of the methods that people use to manage imposter syndrome are not effective, but there are effective measures out there that can be used
• Having trustworthy allies can help to manage and get rid of the imposter syndrome
• We benefit from appreciating our own worth as a human.
• If you think you have imposter syndrome, Tara has a quiz you should take to find out more about it.

Words of wisdom or Tweet-ables

Tara Halliday

“Learning involves mistakes and mistakes doesn’t mean you’re bad”