Diversity and Inclusion Flashcards
Why is diversity important in a team?
Wider experiences and cultures - all learn together therefore better product / service
Different individuals have different skills - providing for a better overall ability and service.
Better morale
What are formal communication processess within a team
Memos
Letters / Emails
Briefings
Annual updates
What are inclusive communications
Consideration for the language used in formal communications - not to discriminate or exclude a group of / individuals.
What are your business internal diversity and inclusion policies?
Equality and diversity policy which includes anti-harrassment and anti-discrimination and promotes regular unconsious bias training.
Promote an open door culture that encourages all staff to talk and disucss issues openly and support other members of staff.
In the process of researching and drafting a business fertility treatment support policy.
Encourge young individuals into construction along with Women.
What is unconcsious Bias
Bias/ judgements created by our own perceptions, culture, stereotypes, upbringing and life experiences - being aware of these and how these can effect our judgements aloows us to make more informed factual decisions.
How to over come unconsious bias
Judge individuals on own merits
Take time during decision making
Write down opinions to ensure awareness
Include a variety of people in decision making
Improve others awareness of equality & diversity
- What is the difference between diversity & inclusion?
a. Diversity – the characteristics and things that make us all different
b. Inclusion – is making everyone feel welcome
- Teamworking models:
21. What are you:
a. Tuckman – forming – storming – performing – norming – adjourning
b. Belbin – Shaper, Coordinator, Plant, Resource Investigator, Monitor Evaluator, Specialist, Team worker, Implementer, Completer Finisher.
a. Completer-Finisher
- Painstaking, conscientious. Searches out errors.
- Polishes and perfects. Can be inclined to worry unduly, and reluctant to delegate.
- They could be accused of taking their perfectionism to extremes.
What is the importance of inclusive environments
Builds Trust, loyalty & staff satisfaction
Improved social impact on a business
To encourage good, sound ethical basis for decisions
What is the purpose of inclusive buildings
To ensure that are inclusive for everyone
Everone can use safely and with dignity
e.g. 775mm door opening dimension
What do you know about the planning policy 2021?
On 24 June 2021, the government published plans to update measures to ensure fire safety matters are incorporated at the planning stage for schemes involving a relevant high-rise residential building.
On 20 July 2021, updates were published to place greater emphasis on beauty, place-making, the environment and sustainable development and to underline the importance of local design codes.
What do you know about Doc M
Doc M of the building regulations covers access to and aroudn buildings. From design stage.
Covers requirments for facilties fro disabled people - level access, ramps in and out and to habitable spaces
Braille signage for blind
Hearing loops
Ramps for wheelchair users / eldery less mobile
Lifts
Doc M pack santitary requirements for accessible WCs
What does IEQM stand for
Inclusive Employer Quality Mark: Promotes equal pay Gender equality Promotes staff loyality, trust & staff satisfaction Good sound ethical basis for decisions
What do you know about the Equality Act 2010
It gives legal protection from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society, consolidating three previous duties covering race, disability and gender, bringing them together into a single duty, and extending it to cover the ‘protected characteristics’ of age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, and gender reassignment.
Covers discrimination / harrassment / victimisation
Includes at work, in education, as a consumer, useing public services, buying / renting a property / memeber or guest of a private club or association
Other applicable acts or legislation
2016 - The Planning Act 2016, which replaced the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, aims to establish an efficient, effective, transparent, integrated, coordinated, and accountable system of land use planning, development assessment and related matters that facilitates the achievement of ecological sustainability.
Building regs part M - Access & use of building
2020 -The Coronavirus Act 2020 was designed to protect public health and ensure sufficient preparation for a worst-case scenario. The Act ensures that:
- the NHS had the capacity to deal with the peak of the virus
- critical societal functions are protected and able to continue
- effective support packages are in place for people and businesses
These powers are temporary and designed to be switched on when necessary, and off when no longer needed.
The Act requires ministers to publish a 2-month and one-year report on the status of the non-devolved provisions.
What key skills are useful for effective teamworking?
- Listening – to other people’s ideas
- Discussing – team members to ask questions and interact
- Persuading – individuals to consider their positions
- Respect – treating team maters with respect and support their ideas
- Helping – to encourage team work
- Sharing – information to create a positive team environment
- Participating – ensuring all team members get involved
- Communication – have effective communication skills to allow team members to work together
- Reflection and identifying strengths and weaknesses
What are key ways to improve collaboration in a team?
- Establish team goals
- Communicate expectations
- Encourage cohesion between team members
- Leverage team member’s strengths
- Recognise and encourage collaborative behaviour
Why would it be beneficial to have a greater diversity in the industry?
Greater talent pool
Increased innovation
Benefits reputation
What are the RICS doing to encourage diversity?
- RICS launched the Inclusive Employer Quality Mark (IEQM) for firms to sign up to
- Achieved gender parity on the Global Executive Team
- Setup diversity working groups e.g. LGBT+
What is unconcious bias?
Learned stereotypes that are automatic, unintentional, deeply ingrained, universal, and able to influence behavior
How can you prevent unconcious bias?
Training to make people aware of their own biases to help manage them
How does partnering and collaborative working effect a team
Promotes openess and working together towards a common goal.
What types of sterotype are there?
Affinity - when you share qualities
Conformity - views swayed by others & seek acceptance
Beauty - Based on the way someone looks
Confirmation - Searching for something to confirm a pre-determined opinion
Gender - preference over one gender than the other
Halo - focus on one postive feature
Horns - focus on one negative feature
- What is the meaning of supply chain management?
a. Supply chain management is the handling of the entire production flow of a good or service — starting from the raw components all the way to delivering the final product to the consumer.
