The Legal Imposters Podcast with Caroline Flanagan

Weekly tips, guidelines and insights on Imposter Syndrome, career progression, and what it really takes to succeed as a Black lawyer in predominantly white spaces. Practical insight, lived experience, and strategy you can use immediately.

Podcast – Legal Imposters

Episode #129 Choosing Your Identity

Who do you think you are? And who gets to decide? This week on the podcast we’re talking about identity- the thoughts you think about yourself and the power they...

Episode #128 Own Your Feedback

I’m hearing too many stories of you not getting the feedback you need to motivate you, confirm you’re meeting expectations and support your progression to the next level. Working for...

Episode #127 How to Articulate Your Value

It isn’t enough to be valuable. You must be able to articulate that value and communicate it in a language the leadership understands. Here’s what I see: You present a...

Episode #126 Taking Risks

If you want the reward, you have to be willing to risk. Right now, the fear of failure, of getting it wrong, of not knowing the answer, of letting people...

Episode #125 Massive Action

What if, instead of giving yourself a week, 6 months, a year to complete that project or accomplish that goal, you could achieve it in half the time? This week...

Episode #124 Rising to the Challenge

As long as you are setting goals, wanting to progress, seeking to grow -there will always be that moment when it feels so hard that every bone in your body...

Episode #123 The Imposter Identity

How is your relationship with Imposter Syndrome? The deeper this relationship, the more you will value yourself, the better you will show up to your work and the more others...

Episode #122 Hard Times

You’re busy with the day to day business of performing your role and progressing your career. Then suddenly the unexpected happens and your whole world is turned upside down. How...

Episode #121 Capable of Anything

What if you were capable of anything you set your mind to? What if this has always been true? What if it were true now? How would you approach that...

Episode #120 Choosing Version 2

The next time you have an experience that leaves you feeling disempowered or victimised, look for version 2. In episode 120 of Legal Imposters I explain why and I show...

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