Dealing with imposter syndrome - with Maninder Randhawa

<p class="p1">Most of my interviews for this podcast are with subject matter experts, or inspirational individuals sharing their stories, and I have loads more of these lined up as well, but for the next few episodes I have a something slightly different.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Through my presenting and coaching work I get to speak to many really interesting people, many of whom are already doing some aspect of wellbeing and performance really well.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">It’s like they’ve cracked part of the code and gained some crucial insights that have helped them through a successful career, and after one of these conversations I thought to myself, ‘I wish I’d recorded that it would have made an awesome episode for the podcast!’</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">So I’ve managed to pin a few of them down to do just that - talk about some aspect of wellbeing and performance, and share their approach, experiences or insights in a way that we can all learn from.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Today’s episode is the first of this series, and I get to speak to Maninder Randhawa, the UK, Ireland, Middle East & Africa Early Careers Leader <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, about a topic that’s come up a few times in the sessions he’s been on where I’ve been presenting - Imposter Syndrome.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">He shares his own experiences and understanding of what it is, how it’s held him back in the past and how - even though it’s still present for him - he’s learned to manage it more effectively.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p2">We talk about:</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <ul> <li class="p2">Comparing ourselves with other people</li> <li class="p2">Why it's important to focus on our own unique skills beyond our technical expertise</li> <li class="p2">How to build the mindset where you anticipate and emb