Are you incompetent - or is your boss just terrible?

Toxic bosses make you feel like an imposter. They gaslight you into believing you're the problem when their leadership is what's failing. Learning the difference saves your career and your sanity. In this episode, I break down how to tell real imposter syndrome from manufactured self-doubt.

Real imposter syndrome follows you. You're objectively succeeding, your boss is supportive, the feedback is positive - and you still feel like a fraud. The enemy is your internal dialogue, and the pattern shows up across multiple jobs.

Bad leadership is different. The goalposts move. Feedback contradicts itself depending on the mood in the room. You're expected to know things nobody taught you. Wins get ignored, mistakes get magnified - and everyone else on the team is struggling too.