Employers should encourage risk-taking to beat impostor syndrome

Fear of failure is sapping spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation

Nobuko Kobayashi

April 30, 2023 05:01 JST

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Michelle Obama at the White House in September 2022: The former U.S. first lady has spoken of her struggles with impostor syndrome. © Reuters

Nobuko Kobayashi co-leads the Japan consumer practice of global strategy consulting group EY-Parthenon.

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