This is the one about meeting a "Dunning Kruger" effect person and what to do about it. The world is filled with all kinds of people; thankfully, most of them are genuine and good - these people are wired correctly.
However, some are just a bit cross-wired, like the person with Imposter Syndrome, which is part of our story today. I love helping people get over this, and you will, too, because you can (and should) always help someone who is a little cross-wired.
But some people are just wired-wrong from the factory, and there's no helping them. They may disrupt, they may con, they might lie, steal, and cheat; they have a trait in common - they're a Poser!
Sometimes you can spot them quickly, but most often, they hide in plain sight for quite a while. Anyone who is wired wrong knows it and embraces it for odd reasons, and they use it to take advantage of situations and poison the organization and the culture. You can't help them or re-wire them, and it's not your job anyway. Your job is done when you get rid of them.
You've all seen them, and you've worked with them; you've had a bad experience with them. You may have even asked: "How did they ever hire that guy!" or as I said once or twice in my career: "How did I ever hire that person?" Posers are good at the game!
Poser is mostly a slang term, and we've all used it to describe someone who exhibits that behavior. But did you know there is science behind this?
It's classically known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect, and in this episode, we muse over that and more. Please enjoy!
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Dave and Kelli
