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Taking action confidential processes for reporting incidents
While there is no one-size-fits-all solution that are either directly experienced or
to encourage bystander intervention, there witnessed.
are things you can try to help you better
understand a target’s situation and, hopefully, Policies and anti-bullying initiatives should
become an active constructive bystander. have buy-in from senior management. This
Research suggests that perspective taking, or would ultimately help employees feel safe in
trying to see things through another point of speaking out.
view, can be beneficial. Importantly, organisations should try to find the
root causes of bullying and if there is anything
Experiments have shown that participants who
are asked to take a perpetrator’s perspective they can change to reduce it. For example,
are less likely to agree that misconduct has high workload and poor communication may
taken place than participants who are asked contribute to a bullying culture.
to take the victim’s perspective. Organisations whose members can reflect
on problem areas can then take appropriate
Organisations have a key part to play in
stopping bullying and, ideally, should have actions to tackle them. Not only could this
anti-bullying policies that are easily accessible reduce bullying, but it can also improve overall
by employees. These policies should clearly workplace wellbeing.
define what bullying is and have transparent, theconversation.com
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