Advertisement

'It's a fear of being exposed as a fraud' | What is 'imposter syndrome' in the workplace?

Holly Willoughby this week revealed that she endured major impostor syndrome in the early days of...

Share this article

13.22 15 Apr 2022


'It's a fear of being exposed as a fraud' | What is 'imposter syndrome' in the workplace?


Listen to this episode


Share this article

13.22 15 Apr 2022


Holly Willoughby this week revealed that she endured major impostor syndrome in the early days of her TV career…

She told the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine: "In my 20s and 30s, I felt incredibly grateful I was given presenting jobs in TV.  never really thought I was good enough, I felt lucky people liked me. I had massive impostor syndrome and yes, I was underestimated but, more importantly, I underestimated myself.

Can you relate to what Holly is saying there? Is “imposter syndrome” more common than you think?

Founder of impostersyndrome.ie & happieratwork.ie  Aoife O’Brien joins us to discuss.


Read more about

Holly Willoughby Imposter Syndrome Newstalk

Related Episodes

How to do Stuff: Celebrate suc...

00:11:05

How to do Stuff: Celebrate success

The Hard Shoulder

00:11:05


Gardaí miss their target of ap...

00:08:43

Gardaí miss their target of appointing new road policing Gardaí in 2024

The Hard Shoulder

00:08:43


Minister James Lawless on Rent...

00:12:16

Minister James Lawless on Rent Tenancies Bill, pedestrianisation of College Green and whether student visa's are being used to access Ithe labour market

The Hard Shoulder

00:12:16


Olympian publicly asks for a s...

00:06:23

Olympian publicly asks for a second chance after cheating on Girlfriend. Do grand gestures work?

The Hard Shoulder

00:06:23