Shelley Is a Senior Manager in Government and Has a Fantastic

Shelley is a senior manager in government and has a fantastic team of employees.They appreciate her as a boss because,even when she does a great deal of the work,or most of it,she shares the credit evenly with her team.She and her team are therefore shocked when Shelley is bypassed for a promotion and the much-less-competent male manager down the hall gets it.According to Deborah Tannen's research,the fault lies with Shelley saying "we did it" instead of "I did it." What does this tend to do?

A) It makes workers more productive and no one wants to see that changed.
B) It camouflages Shelley's considerable accomplishments.
C) It establishes team spirit, a valuable asset in short supply.
D) It makes Shelley seem weak and frivolous and like she is trying too hard.