When your internal narrative makes it hard to lead: Addressing Impostor Phenomenon of library leadership

 

Session Description:
What do you do when you know you can lead, but your internal narrative tells you otherwise? This is not a unique occurrence amongst emerging leaders in academia, in fact it has a name, Impostor Phenomenon (IP). IP has been identified in leadership of higher education although rarely address in academic libraries. This paper will focus on sharing survey results of current library leaders and how they identify and change their internal narrative to become confident and competent leaders.

 

Posted in 2019 Contributed Paper.