Here’s what to do when someone tries to claim your work or ideas as their own. “That all goes into the bank account of how much value you bring to the organization and plays into promotion decisions, raises, and assignments.” And you can’t assume that people will notice the time and effort you put in, says Brian Uzzi, professor of leadership and organizational change at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and author of the HBR article, “ Make Your Enemies Your Allies.” “With collaborative work, it’s not always clear who has done what,” he says, which leaves the door open for a colleague to take undue credit. But “in the real world, it matters who gets credit,” says Karen Dillon, author of the HBR Guide to Office Politics. We want to believe that our work speaks for itself. How should you handle these situations? Is it okay to speak up right then and there? Or should you keep quiet? And how can you make sure that you get the credit you deserve in the future?
We’ve all had this happen at one point or another: you share an idea with a colleague and then hear him repeat it in a meeting you stay late to finish a presentation yet your team member accepts all the praise you lead a long overdue project to completion and your boss tells the higher-ups it was his doing. There’s nothing more infuriating than someone taking credit for your work.
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