Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking Flashcards
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What do you think Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking is?
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- Role within a Team
- How to interact with team members including behaviour and communication
- How to build a diverse and inclusive team
- The benefits of having a diverse team
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Q
What are good team selection techniques?
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- Team theories
- 9 Personality profiles - Belbin
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Split into 3 areas with 9 Personalikty profiles
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Action
- Shaper - Challenges team to improve
- Implementer - Puts ideas into action
- Complete finisher - Thorough, timely completion
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People
- Co-ordinator - Act as chair person
- Team Worker - Encourages co-operation
- Resource Investigator - Explores outside opportunities
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Thought
- Plant - Presents new ideas and approaches
- Monitor-Evaluator - Analyses options
- Specialist - Provides specialised skills
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Action
- Diverse recruitment
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procedures are free from biases related to:
- a candidate’s age,
- race,
- gender,
- religion,
- sexual orientation, and other personal characteristics that are unrelated to their job performance.
- disability
- mental health issues
3
Q
What is Bias?
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Bias
- Inclination or pejudice for or against a person or group in a way to be considered unfair
4
Q
What is Diversity?
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Diversity
- Is the mix of differences that people bring to our lives every day.
5
Q
What is Inclusion?
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Inclusion
- How we make the mix work to drive performance and innovation
6
Q
Name what is considered as Diversity?
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- Gender
- Age
- Rage
- Skin Colour
- Ethnicity
- Nationality
- Experience
- Disability
- Hidden Disability
- Political views
- Talent
- Heritage
- Skills
7
Q
What is RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark (IEQM)?
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- Based on 4 Key Principles
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Leadership
- Increasing Diveriisty in the workforce
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Recruitment
- Attract new people from under-represented groups
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Culture
- IInclusive culture, engage with developing, delivering, monitoring and assessing diversity and inclusitivity
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Development
- Training and promotion policies
8
Q
What are formal team communication processes?
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- Management/Motivation
- Regular communication/use of tech
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Good interpersonal skills
- Verbal
- Written
- Callaboration/Sharing
- Interest/Ownership
9
Q
What are good partnering and collaborative working techniques?
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- Create and clear and compelling cause
- Communiicate expectations
- Establish team goals
- Leverage team member strengths
- Having good cohesion between team members
- Encourage innovation
- keep promises and honour requests
- Encourage people to socialize out of work
10
Q
What teamworking skills would you use for supply chain management?
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- Selection and appointment
- Consultants, contractors, sub-contractors
- Partnering
- Collaboration
- Frameworks
- Risk/Value assessment/Management
- Monitoring, evaluating, improving
11
Q
What legislation is relevant to teamworking?
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- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- Recruitment/resources
- Employment Law
- Anti-slavery
- Work/Life Balance
- Flexible Working
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
12
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Sample APC Questions
- Are you aware of any teamworking Theories?
- How can you ensure teams work effectively?
- How would you build a team?
- How can a team be collectively motivated?
- What is RICS’s stance on Diversity and Inclusion?
- What is the RICS Inclusive Employer initiative?
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Yes - Belbin Theory - Split into 3 areas with 9 personality profiles
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13
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What is Equality?
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- Equality is about ensuring everybody has an equal opportunity, and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their individual characteristics.
14
Q
Why should organisations be focusing on making improvements to the diversity and inclusivity of their workforce and supply chains?
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There are three justifications for diversity and inclusion:
- The moral case
- The legal case
- The business case
15
Q
What does the Equality Act 2010 do?
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It merges the following acts:
- the Equal Pay Act 1970
- the Sex Discrimination Act 1975
- the Race Relations Act 1976
- the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
