"What is not yours always chirps for its master."
Spanish proverb
And this is not just a matter of acting as though a suggestion or idea came from you; it must actually have done so or it will be apparent to others when it did not.
But even if that weren't true (it must be; I don't believe the Spanish would have turned it into a proverb were it not), there is as much if not more gratification to come from supporting the contributions of others.
Particularly if you are management.
This is very true. I am, I believe, a very successful CEO, in part because I actively seek out the best ideas and thinking of others, acknowledging their contributions publicly and with compensation.
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