Power Without Permission is the book that helps women leaders conquer imposter syndrome, with real stories and practical tools to quiet imposter syndrome and lead with your brilliance.
Power Without Permission is a collection of 13 real stories from women who built careers, raised families, survived toxic workplaces, and figured out how to lead without waiting for someone to hand them the mic. Each chapter pairs one woman's story with practical tools drawn from the ADAPT framework.
You are a woman in a VP, director or C-suite role and you still catch yourself wondering if you belong in the room, or you are a founder who built something real but cannot shake the feeling that luck had more to do with it than skill. Research from KPMG found that 75% of female executives have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their careers.
Most books on imposter syndrome explain the problem. This one walks you through solving it, chapter by chapter. Every chapter ends with an action step, a concrete move you can make before the week is out. The 13 co-authors are working leaders, not celebrities or keynote speakers.
Andreas Pettersson became the youngest CEO in Canon's history, then built Arcules from a startup into a 150-person company with a hyperscale AI video platform. He wrote Power Without Permission because the women he coached kept telling the same story: I have the results, but I still do not feel like I belong here.
By Leaders ADAPT, the leadership and AI advisory practice led by former Canon AI CEO Andreas Pettersson.