You're halfway through your presentation and you feel good. Your audience is receptive, their body language positive and engaged. All except one person. He's sitting with his arms crossed, defensive and with a troubled expression on his face. Suddenly, his expression changes, he leaps out of his chair and pointing at you, calls out 'wait a second...he's a fraud!'.
Maybe this hasn't happened to you. It has yet to happen to me. And yet, it amazes me how often I feel like this is going to happen. And I'm not alone. This sense of feeling like a fraud, of always being on the verge of exposure is a common trait among strategists. This is imposter syndrome, and I believe on balance that it is a good thing for a strategist to experience.
