HE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WARY OF CLAIMING THE CREDIT  

Arnold H. Glasow, has a great quote that states: “A good leader takes a little more than his/her share of the blame, a little less than his/her share of the credit”. If you attempt to take more credit than you are due, this will backfire on you. You may be looking for recognition from senior management for an idea that was largely generated by a team member, but you’ll gain that credit at the expense of the respect of your team- yet another example of the trade-off between a short-term gain and a long-term pain.  

You’re much better to let the team take as much credit as possible and downplay your own achievement. That way, the team will value your humility and the obvious value that you have for them, and when management find out that you’ve downplayed your role in the achievement (as they no doubt will), you’ll receive double the recognition for having taken such a modest approach.  

What you want to avoid is taking credit for something which was not primarily your endeavour, and at some later stage management discovering that, and their estimation of you decreasing as a result of your efforts to unjustifiably elevate yourself.  

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