Credit disappears through predictable patterns:
The Delegation Drift
You conceive and initiate → Manager assigns tasks to team → Team executes → Manager presents results → Credit diffusesThe Collaboration Camouflage
You drive the project → Multiple people contribute → Success is achieved → "The team" gets credit → Individual contributions vanishThe Translation Tax
You do technical work → Manager translates for executives → Business impact is communicated → Translator gets strategic creditThe Time Decay
You solve critical problem → Months pass → Solution becomes "how we've always done it" → Original innovation is forgotten