14 • Active Bystandership - how bystander behaviour changes workplace culture

What do you do when you see something that’s just not right happening to someone nearby? Do you stand up and say something, or do you stand back and watch? The role of bystanders in workplace incivility, bullying and harassment incidents is significant and their behaviour can influence the course of events - for good, or for ill (†1). Bystanders might take no action for fear of becoming the next…