I’ve been biting my tongue for weeks, but it’s starting to drive me crazy. During team meetings, a colleague has a habit of “echoing” my ideas—except they present them as their own. Last week, I shared a strategy in a one-on-one with them, and suddenly it became their big pitch. I don’t want to come off as petty or confrontational, but I also can’t keep letting my work go unrecognized. Have you dealt with a credit-stealer before? Do you speak up in the moment, or address it privately afterward? Any advice on staying professional while asserting yourself?

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That can happen. Some people do it deliberately, and I think some people just absorb ideas and begin to think they conceived them. The first order of business, of course, is to be careful about revealing too much before a team meeting. If you have ideas to present, that's the time to do it. And for future reference, just keep your work under wraps until it's time for you to present it.

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I have had this happen and for my situation I just moved forward by making sure I spoke up when it was happening. Not to point fingers or anything, but just to make sure my voice was also being heard when bringing up those ideas. I also try to remember it may not be on purpose, even though it feels like it is at the time.

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