Overcoming imposter syndrome is one of the biggest hidden challenges in leadership. In this episode, executive coach and speaker Mark Pittman joins Jeremy Doran to talk about why almost every leader deals with imposter syndrome, and why that feeling might actually mean you're growing instead of failing.

Mark shares a line that stuck with him: it's only imposters who don't get imposter syndrome. We break down what "fake it till you make it" really means once you strip away the hustle culture baggage, and why Mark reframes it as strategic vulnerability instead.

We also dig into one of the hardest shifts in leadership: moving from being the person who does the work to being the person who builds a team that does the work. Mark tells the story of a former boss who made his team's growth the real product, and never made it about himself.

Other topics we cover: how psychological safety gets built through small, low-stakes mistakes, why the person who asks the questions controls the conversation, and why debriefing after wins matters as much as debriefing after failures.

If you've ever felt like the only one without it figured out, this conversation on leadership, imposter syndrome, and psychological safety is for you.

Connect with Mark Pittman at https://concordleadershipgroup.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcapitman/

Got a question about imposter syndrome or leadership coaching you want covered on a future episode? Email ⁠JDoran@neuroconversantleadership.com⁠