Handling the IT glory hog

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Aug 5, 20081 min

A reader writes into Bob Lewis inquiring about how to deal with a blame-passing-glory hog.

You know the type: That guy or gal who always looks for a scapegoat — or a chance to rip off a benevolent yet innocent contributor’s ideas or, worse, their work.

Being careful not to steal the glory himself, Lewis credits a long time correspondent with the answer, which involves a dollop of subversion to make everyone understand the glory hog’s true nature.

Handling a blame-passing-glory-hog.