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Michelle Flemmings, MD

In The Room

What high-achieving women need to know about power, influence, and advancement.


In The Room is for women navigating leadership, influence, and advancement in healthcare and health tech. Get Michelle's perspective on the conversations, decisions, and opportunities shaping what comes next.

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Oct 23

The Competence Trap

You have the credentials. The track record. The results. And yet — you're still walking into rooms wondering if you belong there. That's not imposter syndrome. That's what happens when you've spent years in a system that made you earn your seat at the table every single day, while others walked in and sat down as they owned it. The Competence Trap High-achieving women — especially women of color — are often caught in what I call the competence trap. You work harder. You deliver more. You...

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