Many professionals struggle with Impostor Syndrome (IS), doubting their success despite clear evidence of competence. First studied in the 1970s and originally coined the Impostor Phenomenon, it is now commonly known as Impostor Syndrome — the difference in terminology will be addressed in this session.
For coaches, recognizing IS’s impact on clients’ confidence, leadership, and career progression is essential. This session, led by seasoned executive coach Susan Hahn, provides research-backed tools for clients to identify and overcome IS. Attendees will experience an IS assessment, gain strategies to foster resilience and self-assurance, and learn to guide clients toward lasting confidence. Susan will also share personal insights from how Impostor Syndrome and emotional intelligence showed up during her own recovery following a serious accident.
As a business owner, executive coach, workplace mediator, and trainer, Susan works with diverse organizations throughout the United States, Europe, and Canada. She is CEO of Swan Consulting Group and adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University, a Certified Physician Leadership Coach through the Physician Coaching Institute, and formerly credentialed as an executive coach through ICF (PCC). She holds mediation certifications from MICPEL and The Baltimore School for Mediation, and is the founding president of ICF-MD.
Learning Outcomes & Participant Benefits
Participants will leave this session with:
Format: Online webinar — October 16 from 12:00–1:30 PM
ICF Continuing Education: 1.5 Resource Development (RD) units
