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Bystander Intervention Can Disrupt the Flow of Bad Behavior

March 8, 2021

Via: SHRM

You are standing around the office copier, and a co-worker shares a sexist joke. A member of the hiring committee wonders aloud if an older job candidate has the stamina for a full workday. A co-worker directs a racial slur at a colleague.

You are a bystander to this behavior. What do you do?

Career strategist Errol Olton led HR and equal employment opportunity professionals through these scenarios as part of a recent five-day virtual event promoting race equity in the workplace that was hosted by New York City’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

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