Dr. Jennifer Rittenhouse, MS, MLR/HR has led a career that few achieve with impressive titles including HR executive, entrepreneur, lecturer, and most recently Doctorate of Business Admin graduate. On this episode, Jen gives us the story behind her impressive career and we get into what drove the focus of her doctoral dissertation "Peeling Back the Mask: Exploring the Relationship between the Impostor Phenomenon, Authentic Leadership, and Emotional Exhaustion". She shares her incredible research findings, her experience with imposterism, her passion for HR and coaching, the guiding principles she uses to make major decisions, and so much more. Grab a seat, grab a notepad, and let's jump in. Enjoy!
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Episode Highlights:
2:44 - Dissertation on Imposter Phenomenon
7:50 - What causes 50% of doctorate candidates to drop out
10:16 - What did you find with your research of Imposter Phenomenon
13:51 - Imposter Phenomenon and how it manifests as emotional exhaustion
22:48 - Strategies to stop imposter phenomenon when it kicks in
30:46 - Where imposterism started for Jen
36:10 - How she views HR and why she has loved this so much
45:51 - Transitioning away from corporate and creating a new identity based on purpose