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How career advancement can trigger identity crisis and imposter syndrome

Before my promotion I knew exactly who I was at work and now managing people I used to be peers with has me questioning every interaction and I feel like an imposter.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Success catapults you into a role that demands a version of yourself you have not yet grown into, leaving you performing competence you do not feel.

Ideas that help explain it
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