Imposter Syndrome and the Product Owner

Imposter Syndrome is a constant nagging for the product owner. When we compiled a list of advice for new product owners, we noticed a theme that even after 20 years or more in the role seasoned product owners would confess, "I'm not sure I even know what I am doing." That's why we are so excited to host this special webinar to dive into the persistence of imposter syndrome in the product owner role. 

In a short webinar, Alicia McLain will explain how imposter syndrome affects various aspects of the product owner role including:

• The product itself, because your experience is on one side of the spectrum and you need both sides to be considered ‘competent’
• With navigating the organizational dynamics and collaborating towards outcomes of product backlog refinement and prioritization
• With saving “NO” to people with grace, especially executive types
• With working with a technical team, when your experience with the product is more customer-focused and oriented - Working in tools like JIRA, etc… when that’s not your ‘happy place’
• When you’re a woman that is a Product Owner in a mostly male organization’
• When you’re a person of color in a Product Owner role and you’re in a mostly white male organization

This webinar is about how to develop self-command so you can lead from a place of ‘sage’ thinking vs saboteur thinking, and not let all of that ‘stuff’ get in the way of you doing your best work. 

Follow-up the webinar with the Q&A for additional insights from Alicia. 

About the Speaker

As a sought-after speaker, coach, and trainer, Alicia Mclain is known as the ‘Organizational Whisperer’ and has for 15+ years, been about the business of building high-performing teams, empowering leaders in transition, and creating climates where teams can thrive using Agile practices.  Her expertise is in the transformation of people and systems during agile transformation using positive intelligence and ORSC (organizational, relationship, and systems coaching) to shift perspectives and create safe spaces for change.

New product owners can take the next step by completing the member-exclusive Learning Journey course: Deliver More Value as an Authoritative Product Owner. If you’re not a member but want to know more, please read our product ownership articles.

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