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Polina Usyskin

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: just get yourself an amazing team (no, it’s not that easy)

One of the hardest things for people with imposter syndrome is taking credit for success. It’s a complicated mix of strong recognition…

May 31, 2023

Imposter tip: just get yourself an amazing team (no, it’s not that easy)

May 31, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter thoughts: can you be overworked but not overstressed?

We’ve been discussing this dilemma at work recently: is it possible for people (as individuals or even as a whole team) to be working a…

May 13, 2023

Imposter thoughts: can you be overworked but not overstressed?

May 13, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tips: your employee is handling a crisis — do’s and dont’s for the

I’m pretty sure that many times in your career you’ve found yourself basically doing 2 jobs: something happened, and you needed to…

Apr 28, 2023

Imposter tips: your employee is handling a crisis — do’s and dont’s for the

Apr 28, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: explain it to a 5-year-old (no, not really)

The thing is, we love professional lingo. We love communicating with people who understand exactly what we mean, who are quick to catch our…

Mar 8, 2023

Imposter tip: explain it to a 5-year-old (no, not really)

Mar 8, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: what I’ve learned from bad managers

First of all, few disclaimers!

Feb 20, 2023

Imposter tip: what I’ve learned from bad managers

Feb 20, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: practice honesty

This sounds kind of obvious, but obvious things still need to be reminded of sometimes, so here we go.

Feb 13, 2023

Imposter tip: practice honesty

Feb 13, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: ditch the document, leave the appendix

Let me tell you a story.

Jan 31, 2023

Imposter tip: ditch the document, leave the appendix

Jan 31, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter thoughts: progress is not always linear

Last week I had to make a presentation about a feature my team developed recently, and I decided to make it real, unlike (sorry!) most…

Jan 29, 2023

Imposter thoughts: progress is not always linear

Jan 29, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tip: 5 things that will not help your imposter syndrome go away

This whole blog started as kind of an attempt to find balance between imposter syndrome and wishing to succeed.

Jan 23, 2023

Imposter tip: 5 things that will not help your imposter syndrome go away

Jan 23, 2023

Polina Usyskin

Imposter tips: multi-dimensional thinking — part 4 (talking to others)

So let’s say you’re a crazy person like me & think about many factors at the same time.

Dec 23, 2022

Imposter tips: multi-dimensional thinking — part 4 (talking to others)

Dec 23, 2022

Polina Usyskin

Polina Usyskin

Software engineer & team manager in Semiconductors industry. I like sharing my thoughts about work, life & everything

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