Contents

1. How to Build Confidence

Become more self-assured at work.

By Amy Gallo

2. Overcome the Eight Barriers to Confidence

From self-defeating assumptions to defensiveness to arrogance.

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter

3. Everyone Suffers from Impostor Syndrome—Here’s How to Handle It

Change your frame of mind when you’re feeling inadequate.

By Andy Molinsky

4. Mental Preparation Secrets of Top Athletes

How rituals can help you manage your anxiety.

An interview with Daniel McGinn by Sarah Green Carmichael

5. Research: Learning a Little About Something Makes Us Overconfident

Experience can be deceiving, especially to novices.

By Carmen Sanchez and David Dunning

6. To Ace Your Job Interview, Get into Character and Rehearse

Develop new parts of yourself through performance.

By Cathy Salit

7. Six Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation

What your body language signals to your audience.

By Kasia Wezowski

8. You Don’t Just Need One Leadership Voice—You Need Many

Be more authentic and inspire confidence in others.

By Amy Jen Su

9. Cultivate a Culture of Confidence

Build team resilience to recover from setbacks.

By Rosabeth Moss Kanter

10. Great Leaders Are Confident, Connected, Committed, and Courageous

Gather your emotional courage in the face of risk.

By Peter Bregman

11. Helping an Employee Overcome Their Self-Doubt

Address their inner critic head-on.

By Tara Sophia Mohr

12. To Seem Confident, Women Have to Be Seen as Warm

Female leaders face an unfair standard.

By Margarita Mayo

13. Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?

Don’t confuse confidence with competence.

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

14. Less Confident People Are More Successful

Self-criticism can be motivating.

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Index