Bystander Effect

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconwatching not helping
Executive Parlanceinaction paralysis
Scholarly Discoursediffused intervention
Babel ZenithBystander Effect
Origin: Social Psychology

Etymology & Meaning

Less likely to help when others are present.

In the Boardroom

Problems that persist because everyone expects someone else to solve them.

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