I recently was a lead technical writer/SME on a large proposal ($100m) that was recently awarded to my company. I’m looking for advice for ways I can showcase my contributions on that big win to leadership (plus it might come with a nice bonus). My worry is I don’t really know (and trust?) my director that much, and I’ve been burned in the past by directors consistently taking credit for my work (which is why I left Big4). Should I just let it play out, and see how my director/company treats me, or do I proactively try to do something to make sure I get my just desserts (credit, money, etc)? If so, how do I go about doing that in a non-aggressive way?
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Do you have a comp plan?
always do something proactively to make sure you get your flowers.. Never let others take credit for your work. There’s snakes in all levels of a company. Your bosses are usually one of them.
Email your skip chain and cc your immediate line manager at some appropriate moment. Say something like “I would like to thank my line manager for supporting me in bringing in this business”.
You will now have evidence and your immediate management will not be able to claim credit, not without calling you a liar.