The Nonprofit Science PodcastAuthor: Sheela N. Mahajan
Welcome to the Nonprofit Science Podcast! Nonprofit science is the application of scientific thinking to the advancement of nonprofit missions. On this show, host Sheela N. Mahajan interviews researchers and pulls information from the latest published research to empower nonprofit leaders to grow their impact through science. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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How can nonprofit professionals combat imposter syndrome
Episode 40
Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
Imposter syndrome is a thorny issue and it undermines our efforts to achieve career goals, to be who we want to be, to make the impact we want to make. In short, it can derail your efforts to achieve the ambitious goals you set for yourself. Since 1978 when this phenomenon was first described, we now know that it’s quite prevalent among people from all walks of life- everyone faces imposter thoughts- but because of the nature of nonprofit work and the limited resources we have to work with, it's possible that nonprofit professionals may be particularly susceptible to imposterism. Why is that the case and what can you do about it? Let’s investigate this problem.