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Varying accounts of the same event
Not all team members will have the same perspective when looking back on a completed project.
They may remember key issues differently, such as who came up with ideas, who helped save the day, and whether particular meetings or discussions occurred.
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Egocentrism and self-serving biases
When people recall past events, they remember their own contributions to a project but only hear about other people's contributions. This results in people emphasising their own contributions to a project because they recall it better.
Even when you are aware of other people's contributions, you tend to show yourself as the hero while giving less credit to others than they deserve.
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Your memory don't collect accurate accounts
To predict what will happen in a complex event, you have memory frameworks called schemas that help predict the possible sequence of events and why you do them. For example, when you go to a doctor's office, you need to check in at the front desk, sit in the waiting room, get called to the exam room, meet the doctor, and then pay your bill.
But these schemas influence your memory. You may credit a supervisor for an idea rather than their subordinate because you expected it more from a supervisor. You may also forget key details.
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Memory intrusions
Your memory is dynamic. Every time you think about an event, you may influence your memory of that event. Things you hear later can get mixed in with your visual memories of the event.
While it may feel strange that your memory can be influenced, your mind just wants to know how to react to new situations.
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