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• Has a manager simply taken credit for team leading or are they overstepping that line and specifically
usurping your role?
If there is even the shadow of a doubt about the answer to either of these
questions, then throwing your toys out of the pram at this stage is going to
be counterproductive.
The best policy, certainly the first time it happens, is to give them the
benefit of the doubt. If it happens again then put away your personal
feelings of being wronged and instead see it as an opportunity to approach
the purloiner of praise and express how happy you are to see that person
drawing attention to the quality of your work. Maybe there’s a way you can
work together here…As with any negotiating position, the key is deciding
what it is you want. Is it recognition, or are you prepared to put aside your
branding issues with others, at this point, in return for the credit-taker’s
appreciation of what you do and the possibility that together you could go
further?
HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
Plagiarising is a dangerous game with a double-edged blade, so if you
are going to insinuate that it’s happening, make sure you’ve already
consulted with a third party beforehand about your position. This also
gives you the benefit of an independent viewpoint about whether you
are making an inappropriate fuss.
