October 4, 2019
VEDDER PRICE
222 N LaSalle Street, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Connect with Chicagoland's most elite female professionals in the fields of law, finance and business.
Our Fall 2019 event is focused on “The Confidence Factor: Understanding and Addressing Impostor Syndrome in the Workplace” with Dr. Valerie Young.
Millions of people secretly worry they're not as smart or talented as other people "think" they are. It's called the impostor syndrome. During this seminar, gain practical, immediately usable strategies to help yourself, people you lead and/or your children end this unique form of self-doubt.
Key takeaways include:
Discover the sources of impostor feelings in high achievers Understand how impostor syndrome intersects with diversity and inclusion – and why it matters
Identify your personal competence type
Learn the unconscious coping behaviors people with impostor feelings use to avoid being found out
Understand the individuals and organizational costs of impostor syndrome
Hosted by
Featured Speaker
Dr. Valerie Young
Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally recognized expert on impostor syndrome. She has spoken to over 80,000 people at such diverse organizations as Boeing, Merck, IBM, McDonald’s, Intel, Facebook, Raymond James, Chrysler, BP, Apple, Microsoft, NASA, the National Cancer Institute, Society of Women Engineers, and Lung Cancer Partnership. She’s also been a guest speaker at over 85 colleges and universities Canada including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford. Her book, The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It (Random House) is available in six languages and her advice has appeared in dozens of major publications around the world including BBC radio, Time, Newsweek, CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal, The Sydney Morning Herald, Science, and many more.
