Part One: KNOW THY ENEMY: The Enemy: "The Bropropriator"

[Jessica]

QUESTION: Arguing over credit, in what should be a collaborative environment, seems to be the norm in AEC industry (until shit hits the fan and someone needs to be blamed). How can we give credit where credit is due, while still maintaining a collaborative work environment? Does the phrase "Exactly. So glad you agree [with me]," work?

Excerpt from Part One: KNOW THY ENEMY: The Enemy: "The Bropropriator"

"In an office setting, the Bropropriator appropriates credit for another's work: presenting the ideas of his team as his own, accepting credit for an idea that wasn't his, or sometimes even doing nothing at all and still ending up with credit - a convenient reality of being born male, where credite is assumed."

The Fight Moves: Thank 'n' Yank

"Yank the credit right back - by thanking them for liking your idea."