Imposter Syndrome in Business: Why High-Achieving Women Still Doubt Themselves
Why imposter syndrome doesn’t fade with more success, what’s actually driving it in high-achieving women, and how to close the gap instead of just managing the feeling.
More success was supposed to fix this
There was a number, a milestone, a version of “made it” you assumed would finally quiet the voice that says you don’t quite belong here. You hit it. The voice didn’t leave. It just found a new sentence.
Before, it said you hadn’t achieved enough yet to be taken seriously. Now it says the achievement was luck, timing, other people carrying you further than your own ability could. Either way, the verdict stays the same: any minute now, someone is going to notice.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not broken, and you’re not alone in it. You’re also not going to think your way out of it with one more achievement, because more achievement was never the actual variable.
Why the usual advice doesn’t hold
Most imposter syndrome advice sits at the level of the feeling: write down your wi...
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Author
Mel MacIntyre
Business Growth Strategist & Coach for Female Founders
Mel MacIntyre is a Certified Business Strategist and Executive Coach with 28 years of leadership, strategy and coaching experience. Before founding The Feminine Edge, she spent 16 years in global corporate roles managing multi-7-figure budgets across industries. Mel is a 3x international bestselling author, an Ambassador for Women's Enterprise Scotland, and has been featured in The Guardian, Business Insider and on BBC Radio. She lives and works from Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides.
