I've referred to this topic in the past as "take credit / assign blame". It's unfortunately not just a management characteristic and there's not much you can do if you are under it.
In many ways the corporate world would be better if folks realized the goal of everyone should be to help other people regardless of org chart position, and that was really the only goal.
In the world of corporate politics, the best strategy is still from Wargames -- when offered the game of global thermonuclear war, don't play.
The phrase "servant leadership" is perhaps apt. A manager's job is to help the people working for them, and that's the best thing they can do to serve the people they are working for.
If there's not much can be done to fix a situation like the above, at least remember it, many folks who become managers can become better by not repeating those same mistakes. Try to build the department you wanted to work for.
In many ways the corporate world would be better if folks realized the goal of everyone should be to help other people regardless of org chart position, and that was really the only goal.
In the world of corporate politics, the best strategy is still from Wargames -- when offered the game of global thermonuclear war, don't play.
The phrase "servant leadership" is perhaps apt. A manager's job is to help the people working for them, and that's the best thing they can do to serve the people they are working for.
If there's not much can be done to fix a situation like the above, at least remember it, many folks who become managers can become better by not repeating those same mistakes. Try to build the department you wanted to work for.