Promoting your colleagues' ideas over your own could boost your influence at work, a new study finds

A person whose idea gets amplified is also seen as more high status.
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Championing your colleagues' ideas could help your own career as well as theirs, a study found.
People who "amplify" other people's ideas are more admired and seemed more influential, the study found.
The findings showed you don't need to be an "aggressive jerk" to get ahead, a researcher said.
Promoting your colleagues' ideas over your own could boost your career, according to the authors of