Giving credit where it’s due is about recognizing your team’s contributions. However, it’s not only about your team, but also about you.
Acknowledging, or not, your team’s contributions speaks volumes about your leadership ability.
🎯 Giving Credit Truths
↳ The Team Does the Work (therefore, earned the credit)
↳ The Team’s Success Reflects the Leader’s Ability to Lead Effectively
↳ Leaders Who Take Credit Dramatically and Negatively Impact Results
↳ Leaders Who Take Credit Were Rated as Very Ineffective Leaders–13th percentile (Folkman assessment)
💡 Giving Credit Benefits
↳ Elevates Engagement
↳ Motivates and Inspires
↳ Improves Collaboration
↳ Earns Trust and Respect
↳ Leaders Who Give Credit Were Rated as Very Effective Leaders–85th percentile (Folkman assessment)
TL;DR — The more credit you give away (genuinely and without expectations), the more you receive.
💎 Exceptional Leader Practice:
⭐ Give Credit Where It’s Due
⭐ Your Team Earned It
⭐ Elevates Your Team’s Engagement
⭐ Boosts the Leader’s Reputation (and vice versa)
⭐ Seek to Give (you’ll automatically receive even more)
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