I delivered 90% of the work, while someone from another team contributed only about 10%, and their portion was of very low quality. When it came to assigning credit for the project's success, I made it clear that I would take responsibility for delivering the work and owning the outcome. However, my manager insisted that I share the credit with the other person, even though he knows I did most of the work. It seems for relationship reasons.
This situation highlights a deeper issue: working under a weak manager who avoids conflict and doesn't back their people when it matters.
What advice do you have?
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The best outcome is for management to acknowledge that you were the lead person who independently managed and delivered a difficult project. As long as they know "you're all that and a bag of chips", the involvement of that other person doesn't take anything away from you. If anything it shows that you're leading and coaching another person for them for their smaller part. Therefore, the whole of the project is top notch.