Let’s Name It to Tame It: Reframing Imposter Syndrome

Feeling out of place, hyper-aware of how you're perceived, or worried you’re not enough - these are often chalked up to imposter syndrome. But for many women, these feelings reflect something more structural than personal.

In this 60-minute masterclass, Associate Professor Jody Evans from Melbourne Business School invites you to rethink the imposter story. Drawing on the latest research and her work with women in leadership across sectors, Jody will explore how systemic factors, like bias in feedback, underrepresentation, and unrealistic expectations, fuel these feelings, and why pathologising normal discomfort can do more harm than good.

Together, we’ll name what’s really going on, and tame the inner critic that holds too many women back. You’ll walk away with practical tools to:

• Reflect and grow without harsh self-judgment,
• Build a strength-based leadership narrative,
• And stay grounded when the system makes you feel like you don’t belong.

This is not about fixing you. It’s about seeing you - clearly and fully - as the leader you already are.

Please register by Thursday, 17 July 2025 for in-person tickets. Online registrations will remain open until the masterclass begins.

Contact: For any questions about this event, please contact the Short Courses team via [email protected]

This is a hybrid masterclass with limited in-person places. Those who register to attend in-person will be invited to join us for a light breakfast and networking session from 9:00-9:30am.

About Jody Evans

Jody is committed to deepening the relevance and impact of the Melbourne Business School's activities.

Jody joined Melbourne Business School in 2002 as a Senior Lecturer in Marketing. Prior to joining the School, she held senior research positions in both the UK and Australia. Jody completed a PhD in the area of International Marketing at Monash University in 2000. She also has an Arts degree in English Literature and Psychology and a Marketing (Honours) degree from Monash University.

Jody’s professional expertise and research interests include marketing strategy; branding; arts marketing; not-for-profit marketing; and economic and social impact. Jody’s work has been published in a range of journals including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Marketing and European Journal of Marketing.

Jody has an outstanding record of accomplishment in engaged research and uses marketing acumen and capabilities to address important challenges in industry, government, arts and social contexts. She has extensive advisory and management development experience in multiple sectors. She leads market research, strategic reviews and management development seminars and workshops. Partner organisations include BP Australia, Australia Post, Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria, Committee for Greater Shepparton, Museum Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, Bendigo Art Gallery, Koorie Heritage Trust and Melbourne Recital Centre.

Current projects examine a range of issues including: improving the retirement outcomes for Australians by optimising their financial security; audience engagement and community-building in the arts; and investigating drivers of brand attachment in arts organisations.

Jody is a board member of the Melbourne Recital Centre and former board member of the Shepparton Art Museum Foundation and Public Galleries Association of Victoria.

In addition to her research, Jody lectures in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour on the MBA and Senior Executive MBA programs and is the Director of the MBS Women in Leadership and Women in Senior Leadership Programs.