How to Manage a Boss Who Takes Credit for Your Ideas in Private

The Difficult Boss Podcast with Fexingo: Managing Up, Toxic Managers, and Workplace Survival · Jul 3, 2026 · 7m · transcript

In a recent survey of 1,500 US professionals by the Workplace Bullying Institute, 38 percent reported having a boss who took credit for their work, but only 12 percent said they confronted the boss about it. Most of us know the feeling: you pitch an idea in a one-on-one, the boss nods, then presents it in a weekly meeting as their own, with no mention of you. This episode zooms in on the specific dynamic where credit is stolen in private, not in public. Lucas and Luna break down why this happens, what the research says about the psychology of credit-takers, and three concrete strategies for…