"To some extent, of course, we are all impostors. We play roles on the stage of life, presenting a public self that differs from the private self we share with intimates and morphing both selves as circumstances demand. Displaying a facade is part and parcel of the . Indeed, one reason the feeling of being an impostor is so widespread is that society places enormous pressure on people to stifle their real selves."
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Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries
is a Dutch psychologist, Professor of leadership development and organizational change at , and consultant. He is best known for bringing a different view to the much-studied subjects of leadership and the dynamics of individual and organizational change.[1] In 2009, he was rated amongst the Top 50 Thinkers in Management.
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