What Adam Grant has said about Impostor syndrome

2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 23, 2026

Adam Grant, American organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and author, has been quoted on Impostor syndrome 2 times in 1 episode of The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant, most recently on April 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Grant cites Basima Tewfik's research finding that frequent imposter thoughts lead people to work more persistently and learn more.
“she finds that when people have those thoughts more often, they actually end up working more persistently”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 46:16
Grant suggests the gender difference in imposter syndrome lies less in prevalence than in how women internalize it.
“people stereotype it as a problem that's more pronounced among women than men. But what I didn't get until just now is, but men don't internalize it the same way”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 48:38

The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 23, 2026 · 60 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment, how shame fuels violence and control, shame resilience, and imposter syndrome.