Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking - Specific Questions

Question 1

Tell me about Stages of team development

Answer 1

• Forming
• Storming
• Norming
• Performing
• Mourning

Question 2

Tell me about Characteristics of effective teams

Answer 2

• purpose
• clear objectives
• Resources

Question 3

Tell me about Requirements for team selection

Answer 3

• range of technical and specialist skills,

- variety of personal styles

Question 4

Tell me about Belbin method

Answer 4

• understanding your role you can develop your strengths and manage your weaknesses as a team member, and so improve how you contribute to the team.
• Action Orientated roles
• People Orientated roles
• Thought Orientated roles

Question 5

Tell me about diversity in the workplace

Answer 5

• Surveying profession requires diverse workforce in order to utilise innovative skills and technologies required by consumers in the built and natural environments

Question 6

Tell me about responsibilities to tackle barriers to entry e.g. unconscious bias.

Answer 6

• Responsibility to tackle barriers to entry and encourage a more diverse profession.
  o Legally
  o Morally
  o Economically

Question 7

Tell me about the use of formal communication

Answer 7

• Inclusive communication

Question 8

Tell me inclusive communication

Answer 8

• Sharing information in a way that everybody can understand.

Question 9

what is unconscious bias?

Answer 9

Prejudice in favour of or against one thing as compared to another - in a way that is unfair

Question 10

What does the Equality Act 2010 say about diversity and inclusion?

Answer 10

• PROTECTS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION -
• BUILDINGS - cannot discriminate against occupiers.
• ADJUSTMENTS - Reasonable adjustments for occupiers.

There are 9 protected characteristics.

Question 11

What is the recruitment process you follow?

Answer 11

Inclusive communication

Diversity data driven

Question 12

How could NBS improve diversity in the workplace?

Answer 12

1. Don’t make job advertise explicit for education or experience.
2. Advertise in a wide range of places.
3. Encourage all employees to have their say

Question 13

How are the RICS addressing diversity and inclusion?

Answer 13

Inclusive Employer Equality Mark - encourage more diverse workplaces -

1. leadership
2. recruitment
3. Culture
4. Developments

Advancing inclusion for Black Professionals

Question 14

Give an example of teamwork

Answer 14

London market update papers

Continually communicating and resolving matter together.