People want their contributions to be acknowledged. But fairly assigning credit is difficult in collaborative environments where several people come up with new ideas together. If you want to eliminate resentment over recognition, you need to give credit the right way. Tie individual recognition to the overall success of the group. This reduces tension over who did what and reinforces teamwork. Recognize results instead of activities. Align your reward systems with the outcomes you want, not metrics like length of service or attendance that may not have a direct bearing on those outcomes. And embrace risk-taking by recognizing team efforts even if something fails. This will encourage people to learn and improve.
Adapted from "
A Fairer Way of Giving Credit Where It's Due" by Joe McCannon and Sachin H. Jain.
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