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As a 13 year Naval Officer the cornerstones in leadership:
Praise in public.
Criticize in private.
What you describe is not so much praise, but passive criticism of the team.
This isn't leadership.
This is decisive, and results in resentment.
Your boss publicly put you above the other members.
Your boss should have simply praisedon't you efforts and encouraged the team.
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Luftwaffe, 8 years. I could not have described it better.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Vunic wrote: I instantly reject this kind gesture and acknowledge the hard work done by the team.
That's a little dangerous, it is one thing to acknowledge the team's effort and shift the praise to everyone. It is another to potentially throw praise from your boss back in his face.
Oh, and if he a less than perfect boss or is the sort of person who was using your success to shame the rest of the team, be extra careful. You really don't want him to perceive it as an insult, you could be the incompetent one next week and you want those brownie points.
Vunic wrote: And let everyone know , how little was the fix technique.
Avoid doing this if possible, it minimizes your skills, knowledge, and effort plus it makes all of your other successes less important by association. It is like using the word "just" to describe a fix, as in 'it was just a simple typo in the connection string.' It neglects to include the time you have put in over the years acquiring the knowledge which allowed you to fix the problem quickly and get things back on track.
TL;DR? Careful when rejecting praise to not insult your boss, kudos for spreading the praise around but make sure to take credit where credit is due. Most importantly, never sell yourself short.
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RJOberg wrote: It neglects to include the time you have put in over the years acquiring the knowledge which allowed you to fix the problem quickly and get things back on track.
And in the context of not making enemies, it also minimizes the abilities the people that weren't able to catch the "little thing" that you isolated.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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If you ask me whose relationship matters most. I'd say it's the team's. Just one little clash between me & the team spoils lots of days of work. I just totally dislike the bad ambiance it creates. 90% of my interactions are with the team. After lots of burns and fumes, I have carefully opted for good relationship with team than with my boss. My boss has dependency on me. So even if I'm turning him off often, it's not mattering much. Lol 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Exactly! Being "smart about boss relation" is a very primitive way of going about your job. Building on a good work atmosphere is so much more healthy. I feel sorry for those who prefer to lick their boss' rear end.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Actually, "praise in public and reprimand in private" is a staple of work relations with subordinates. People usually recognize that good work is praised and work harder.
Only if most of the people in the office are of the envious, venomous kind there may be problems of "enmity"... but think this: if the majority of the people you work with are envious backstabbing snakes then there is a huge problem at your workplace and it's not a well deserved praise that's causing it.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Yeah but you know, the kind of words used by the boss would make even a rabbit turn into a snake. For example, like "Now I know whom to call when we get an issue" . I just put myself teams place. That would be a real turn off. I'm sure they would want to take the harder route and find it by themselves than to let a smart-arse in and take away all their credits.
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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That is not leadership.
Praise the person for the job done.
Don't passively criticize the rest of the team.
I didn't like managing people, but I could lead them.
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I guess that is the part I was misunderstanding in you original post. The boss praised you publicly, which is something most employees appreciate. In fact, appreciation rates higher with most employees than pay increases. So, your original assessment that the boss should not praise had me confused. "Now I know whom to call when we get an issue" is not the best phrasing, however, for such praise. It can certainly be thought of as belittlement, and perhaps was intended as such. Indeed, depending on how long the group had been stuck, it may be entirely accurate. Nonetheless, it is not the way I would have phrased it.
BUT, you cannot control how the boss handled the situation. You can only control how YOU handle the situation.
It is relatively easy to change from being the enemy to being a good friend. If you waltz into a situation, solve the problem, and waltz out, then the enemy status isn't caused by the boss: that status was because you didn't become involved. If on the other hand, you worked side-by-side, in the trenches with the others, if once you spotted the problem and the solution, you showed the team members what the problem/solution was and, more importantly, HOW you were able to determine that problem/solution, you are no longer the enemy. Regardless of what the boss says, you will be the "helpful guy", willing to share all of your knowledge, helping to boost everyone higher. Make sure when you are publicly praised, you say thank you but that it was truly a group effort and without the collective effort of the ENTIRE team the problem would not have been solved.
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My interpretation - your comment 'how little the fix technique' would make me wonder why the team was so incompetent they didn't find it themselves.
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It's a little one , but finding that was tricky. I just chose to stay humble by calling it simple. Team definitely knows how much of their debugging time was saved. 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy Falcon.
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Go to a meeting along with your boss, and the CEO says, hello Walt, come in anf let me getr you a coffee. Who's the friend you brought along?
Bad Karma!!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Leadership 101
Praise in public.
Criticize in private.
USN officer 13 years.
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Show me the money!
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
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WOAH! Mystery Unlocked. I didn't think about it this at all. It kinda makes a lot of sense.
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I like the idea of these. I like journalling and taking notes. Yet the whole 30 day warranty has me a bit wigged out?
Electronic Notebook
Not really tempted at all. Considering the moleskin, which I do not use, only costs $10. and the knock off, which I do use, costs half that.
Take a picture with my phone put into OneNote (and/or Evernote if you prefer) and you are good to go.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Nothing new, I had one 40 years ago![^] 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
modified 29-Jun-18 8:36am.
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and you didn't need water to erase it. Just a quick shake and away ya went. Of course if someone bumped ya. <grin>
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Cool I guess, but why? I'll just stick with my Samsung Note8...no scanning or wiping involved and one less thing to carry.
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$22.50 each? At that price the 30 day warranty doesn't even enter my mind as if they last 6 months I'd be happy. If they last less than 30 days I'd consider it a poor product and never buy them again.
Looks like the real magic is the app and cloud sync. How much does that cost? If it is free, how are they staying in business? Because it must be by selling new notebooks.
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It it a notepad made with plastic paper - no electronics.
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But there is an app where you take a picture of the page, it processes it, depending on which boxes you've got marked it uploads it to various services, etc.
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My wife asked what all the different icons meant on CP, and when we got to the "protector" icon, she asked why I wasn't a protector.
I told her, "Protectors keep CP out of harm's way. I *am* harm's way."
She smiled, nodded in agreement, and backed slowly out of the room.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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