Diversity And Inclusion

Question 1

What makes an effective team?

Answer 1

• Common purpose
• Clear understanding of objectives
• Being respectful
• Valuing all members and understanding strengths and weaknesses

Question 2

What makes a diverse team?

Answer 2

A wide range of individuals diverse in relation to culture, gender, race, age, education, background

Question 3

What are the advantages of a diverse team?

Answer 3

• different ideas and ways of thinking
• Different backgrounds and experiences
• Add to employer brand and company culture

Question 4

Can you define your understanding of inclusion in the workplace?

Answer 4

All individuals treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities, and can contribute to the organisations success

Question 5

What is the difference between diversity and inclusion?

Answer 5

• diversity of the characteristics and things that make us all different
• Inclusion is making everybody feel welcome and respected

Question 6

What is meant by unconscious bias?

Answer 6

Unconscious bias is the underlying attitudes and stereotypes that people have towards another person or group of people, that affect how they engage with that person group

Question 7

What does it mean when someone says “ equal opportunity”?

Answer 7

Ensuring everybody has an equal chance to pursue an opportunity

Question 8

What is meant by being prejudice?

Answer 8

• prejudice means pre-judging someone or a group of people
• It is making an assumption, or having an opinion, about someone based on who they are

Question 9

What is teamwork?

Answer 9

A group of people working together towards a common goal

Question 10

What are the benefits of teamwork?

Answer 10

• shared workload
• Improved productivity
• Can increase motivation
• utilise different skill sets and strengths

Question 11

How would you go about selecting the right people for a team?

Answer 11

• Understanding the task at hand
• Reviewing the existing team to understand skills and expertise
• Selecting new team members to fill the shortfall of skill and experience

Question 12

How would you deal with an inexperienced team member?

Answer 12

• Provide encouragement and motivation
• Give constructive feedback
• Support where they need

Question 13

How would you promote working as a team in an efficient and effective way?

Answer 13

• have in person meetings for lengthier discussions
• Ensure regular communication
• Have regular check-in with managers
• Encourage all parties to be involved
• Create a calm, approachable environment that everyone feels they can speak in

Question 14

Why might a team fail?

Answer 14

• Poor selection of team members
• Inadequate resource
• Conflicting personalities
• Poor leadership
• Similar skill sets

Question 15

How would you go about establishing a collaborative approach on a scheme?

Answer 15

-Ensure communications are established, such as project extranets and team channels
- Ensure regular meetings are conducted
- Ensure a schedule of team members is distributed to know who to contact
- Ensure meetings are organised regularly, and have clear structures to fulfil its purpose

Question 16

How would you make sure communications are inclusive for all members of the team?

Answer 16

• Make communications verbally and non-verbal (phone calls, emails etc)
• Gender neutral language
• Understand individual needs, for example, Neurodivergent persons may need specific goals, dates and tasks
• make communications available in a variety formats, such as braille or through sign language

Question 17

Are you aware of Tuckman theory? Can you explain what this is?

Answer 17

• Tuckmans Theory focuses on the way a team tackles a task through to completion
• Tasks include:
  Forming - specify goals
  Storming - conflicts & negotiation
  Norming - consensus & team spirit
  Performing - complete
  Adjourning - feedback & disperse

Question 18

What is project partnering?

Answer 18

project partnering is the collaborative approach between contracting parties on a project

Project partnering focuses on the ownership of risk and ensuring its equally and fairly spread between parties

Question 19

What are some of the benefits and drawbacks of strategic alliance / partnering?

Answer 19

Advantages:
- Know what the client wants
- Reduces the likelihood of conflict
- Improved communication and customer satisfaction
- Can be used for standard building sets, eg Tesco stores

Disadvantages :
- Difficult to find a strong partner with the same objectives, ethics and attitudes

Question 20

What is the difference between leadership and management in teamwork?

Answer 20

• Leadership = setting new direction or vision for the group
• Management = controls or direct people according to principles or values that have already been established

Question 21

What is meant by team dynamics in the workplace?

Answer 21

Team dynamics describe the behavioural relationships between members of a group

The dynamic is how they interact, communicate and cooperate with one another

Question 22

How can you improve team dynamics?

Answer 22

• Know your team and understand their motivation
  -Tackle problems quickly with positive feedback
• Define roles and responsibilities
• breakdown down barriers