Diversity, Inclusion & Teamwork L1 Flashcards
WHAT ARE SOME TYPES OF TEAMS?
Office teams
Project teams
Accounts teams
Design teams
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF TEAM WORKING YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED?
Key principles based on:
- Team strengths & weaknesses
- Harnessing various expertise within team - Multi-disciplinary
- Problems overcome by the team
- Explain how a strategy was decided
- Explain the end outcome
- Explain how the team communicated and works towards a common goal
16th Floor - Building Surveyor, Architect, Contractor, MEP Consultant, Fire Engineer and Asbestos Consultant.
22nd Floor - Shaft ceiling detail agreed with multiple parties after compartmentation issues found. OOH works, design amendments with consultants turning round quicktime to meeting PC deadline.
Asbestos - Design meeting / seminar called to discuss design and cost, strategy to ensure project is viable (common goal)
WHAT IS THE TUCKMAN THEORY?
Focuses on how a team approaches a task, split across 5 phases:
Forming - Assembly of team, planning and collating information
Storming - Address task by suggesting ideas, strong facilitative role required for efficiency
Norming - Agreeing rules and values across the team
Performing - Collaborative decision making, however independent practices driven by motivation, knowledge and competence.
Adjourning - End of the project, team disbands until the next task.
WHAT IS THE HERZBERG THEORY?
Two factor motivational theory based on motivational factors:
- Workers are encouraged to work faster based on motivational factors such as empowerment, job enrichment and job enlargement.
- Workers can become de-motivated if motivational factors are not met, i.e. remuneration, annual leave entitlement or comfortable working conditions.
WHAT IS WORKPLACE DIVERSITY?
Diversity in the workplace related to acceptance and inclusion of employees of all backgrounds.
Important asset in organisations, acknowledging the individual strengths of each employee and the potential they bring.
WHAT ARE SOME ADVANTAGES TO A DIVERSE TEAM?
Increased productivity - Diversity in talent provides a broader range of skills, resulting in increased productivity.
Increased creativity - Differing skills and perspectives increases the chance of generating solutions to workplace problems.
Increased cultural awareness - Diverse cultures allows a company to operate more effectively in the global market, i.e., an employee who speaks Mandarin is an asset if a company operates in China.
Positive reputation - Diverse workplaces are often perceived as better employers, potential employees want an employer who is accepting and tolerable to all background.
WHAT ARE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS?
A culturally inclusive environment requires mutual respect, effective relationships, clear communication, understanding of expectations and critical self-reflection.
Where people of all backgrounds can freely express themselves, their own opinions and points of view.
WHY ARE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS IMPORTANT?
Deloitte’s article on diversity and inclusion states diverse and inclusive teams out perform their peers.
Companies with inclusive talent practices in hiring, promoting, development, leadership and team management generate up to 303% higher revenue per employee and greater profitability than their competitors.
WHAT LEGISLATION OR REGULATIONS RELATE TO INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS?
Main legislation within the UK applying to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion are:
- Equality Act 2010
- Human Rights Act 1998
PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF INCLUSION WITHIN THE WORKPLACE?
Inclusion in the workplace is creating an environment and culture where all employees feel like they belond in the organisation.
This results in every employee feeling comfortable with voicing their opinion and no person feels excluded on the basis of their identity.
WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM UNCONSCOIUS BIAS?
Unconscious bias relates to the assumptions someone may have about someone solely related to their race, gender or disability.
These judgements are often made without conscious awareness, which contributes to a lack of workplace diversity.
