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🎥 Finding Strength in Imposter Syndrome
Dear Reader,
Today's advice letter comes from Maureen Herben, Senior Product Designer at Zalando and Content Creator at ux.collection.
Last night, she gave a talk for our monthly meetup on how to move beyond senior-level imposter syndrome.
Maureen presented an honest story of how imposter syndrome set in once she started to get into leadership positions.
| Watch the Talk |
Maureen covers:
- Her career path from a junior at an agency to a senior in-house
- The learning and leading mindsets that got her beyond senior
- 6 insights to find strength in imposter syndrome
Until next week!
Jeff Humble
​Designer & Co-Founder
​The Fountain Institute
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P.S. If you missed last week's masterclass, you can watch it here: Unlock Your Team's Research Potential​
P.P.S. If you want to network with people from the event, join the Guild of Working Designers Slack Community​
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The Fountain Institute is an independent online school that teaches advanced UX & product skills.
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