A co-worker is always stealing my ideas
Q - A co-worker is always stealing my ideas…what should I do?
A - Are you openly sharing your ideas with this person, if not then you must immediately report this to a superior. However if you are, and they keep stealing them, why are you still doing that? Are you using them as a sounding board? Or are you hoping to get them to develop your ideas further with you? You obviously thought you had a good relationship with this person, so what has gone wrong. Perhaps it is time to find someone you can trust to have these discussions with. Or maybe you can have a discussion with your colleague to find out why they are taking credit for your ideas. Finally I wonder why you aren’t taking these ideas on for yourself. Do you feel your ideas aren't good enough, or are you afraid of rejection from your boss? It might be a good idea to look at your confidence levels and develop those.
