J.C. Lapierre
- J.C. Lapierre is the US chief strategy and communications officer at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- She writes that her career wouldn't have been possible if she had given in to imposter syndrome.
- Lapierre offers advice like ask questions, and power pose when you feel like an imposter.
You know the feeling.
Your breathing gets a little shallow, your heart beats a little faster, your stomach begins to churn — and the panic sets in. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't belong here. Hellooo, impostor syndrome!
It flares up every time I take on a new role at PwC — I've had about five different careers within the firm so far — and if I'm being honest, it happens in many small moments in between these bigger ones, too.