H@H: Ep 18 – On this episode, hosts Paulina & Ray talk with Don Moore, the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell professor of Management of Organizations at Haas and a professor of the Leading People core course for 1st year full-time MBA students. We delve into Don’s new book, Perfectly Confident, where he tells us about the 3 forms of overconfidence (9:42), if confidence really improves performance (10:36), and what to do if you have imposter syndrome (17:30). Don also shares a few personal stories, including why he turned down a sure-fire job with a former professor (27:51). Finally, we end with practical tips (40:53) on how to correctly calibrate your own confidence.

Episode Quotes

Confidence without attitude is most effective when it's backed up by ability.

On how to identify overconfidence in others:

I would say, ask for clear evidence. Evidence that’s hard to fake; evidence of real performance: numerical, disprovable, claims of confidence. The way to handle imposter syndrome is to get better information about the struggles that others are dealing with. If being results-oriented means that you reward success and punish failure, that's dangerous because you will reward the lucky and punish the unlucky.

Show References

• Don Moore – Haas profile
• Perfectly Confident
• Tony Robbins’ Unleash the Power Within
• The Confidence Code
• Annie Duke – Thinking in Bets

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