1081: How to Deal with Credit Stealers at Work with Andrew Palmer

1081: How to Deal with Credit Stealers at Work with Andrew Palmer

Author: How to be Awesome at Your Job August 4, 2025 Duration: 30:00
Andrew Palmer discusses what to do when others take credit for your ideas. — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) Why no one benefits from credit stealing—including the stealer 2) The unintentional ways people steal credit 3) Why crediting others makes you more credible Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1081 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT ANDREW —  Andrew Palmer writes the Bartleby column on the workplace, and is the host of “Boss Class”, The Economist’s limited-season podcast on management. He was formerly Britain editor, executive editor, business-affairs editor, head of the data team, Americas editor, finance editor and banking correspondent, having joined The Economist as management correspondent in February 2007. • Article: "The Behavior That Annoyed His Colleagues More Than Any Other" • Podcast: Boss Class • Website: The Economist — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Study: “Hey, Boss, Please Share! An Exploitative Perspective on Supervisor Idea Credit Taking and Employees’ Reactions” by Dan Ni et al. • Study: “Dual-promotion: Bragging Better by Promoting Peers” by Eric VanEpps, Einav Hart, and Maurice E. Schweitzer • Study: “When expressing pride makes people seem less competent” by Rebecca Schaumberg • Study: “How damaging is shouting ‘Fire’ in a crowded theatre?” by Joshua S. Gans • Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome • Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your order • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at linkedin.com/beawesome • Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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