Center Shift Leadership Lab: Keeping Impostor Syndrome at Bay for R&D Leaders

​Are you, like many leaders, feeling the pinch of impostor syndrome? If so, you're absolutely not alone—according to a 2020 study, up to 82% of us face feelings that we are impostors professionally.

​The good news: there are many ways to reduce it. And building a trusted network of peers outside of your immediate professional environment is one of them.

​If you are a mid-career R&D (engineering, data, design, product) leader looking to reduce impostor syndrome in 2026, join us for this free 60-minute facilitated conversation, a rare safe space to reflect and strategize with others.

​​In this session, together with a community of peers, you will

• ​​unpack why these feelings persist at senior levels

• ​dig into how technical cultures reinforce them

• ​commit to experiments to reduce their hold

​​You will leave with actionable steps to help grow and sustain the intentional, aligned leadership you know is inside you.

​​Together, let's create a safe space to strategize and grow out of our impostor feelings.

​​Your host: Jordana Heller, PhD, founder of Engineering Is Human, is a Director of Engineering, linguist, cognitive scientist, and leadership coach, who brings a deep understanding of human behavior to help R&D leaders overcome real-world challenges and build more connected careers.