Comment by ChrisMarshallNY

I worked for a Japanese company, and they explicitly discouraged individual recognition. It was always the team; even if one person was the keystone.

I had a boss that authored a book on how to use some of our software. It was a good book, and he busted his ass, writing it (alone).

His bosses made him completely remove any mention of his name.

I feel that was going a bit too far, but I understand why.

They used to say "The nail that sticks up, gets hammered down."

The Japanese have the strongest teams I've ever seen, but it is difficult to get individual recognition.