Managing people is hard enough; it becomes properly daunting when you suspect you haven't the faintest idea what you're doing. If you feel like a deer caught in headlights, take comfort: you have a great deal of company, much of it also in management. In this talk I share practical, hard-won tips for faking it convincingly until you genuinely make it: the do's and don'ts (such as actually listening to your team, and setting expectations clearly enough that nobody suspects you're speaking in tongues), how to wrestle imposter syndrome down to a manageable size, and how to adopt a growth mindset so that next time you can fake it even better. Whether you're a brand-new manager or simply sharpening your leadership, you'll leave with the confidence, and the humour, to lead with style, even if your style is rather more “accidental leader” than “natural-born boss.”