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When unequal recognition threatens collaborative relationships

My research partner and I have been collaborating for five years and we've developed this incredible creative synergy, but lately I've been getting more recognition and speaking invitations than she has. We haven't talked about it directly but I can feel something shifting between us and I don't want our partnership to suffer.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

External validation can disrupt internal dynamics even when the partnership itself is equitable and productive.

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