In the seventeenth century, the French statesman Cardinal Richelieu relied heavily on the advice of Father François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as France’s éminence grise for his gray monk’s habit. Like the famous cardinal, today’s business leaders have their gray eminences. But these advisers aren’t monks bound by a vow of poverty.

Le syndrome de l’imposteur est-il une imposture ?
C’est un mal qui touche beaucoup de gens — et dont on parle beaucoup aussi : le syndrome de l’imposteur. Ce sentiment désagréable, voire paralysant,