Diversity, Inclusion & Teamworking

Question 1

Tell me about an example of where you have worked well in a team.

Answer 1

Joint agency on Windsor.

Question 2

How successful do you think this team was?

Answer 2

Achieved goals, asset was fully let & achieved headline rents.

Question 3

How could you have improved your role within the team?

Answer 3

Communication prior to meetings. Sending round requirement schedule

Question 4

What is a common issue you have come across when working in a team?

Answer 4

Communication when various parties are working on a project.

Question 5

Why is diversity and inclusivity valuable to businesses / teams?

Answer 5

Sense of belonging amongst employees. The variety of experience can help solve problems.

Question 6

What are the differences between diversity and inclusion?

Answer 6

Diversity describes the variation in personal, physical and social characteristics that exist.
Inclusion is the procedures organizations implement to integrate everyone in the workplace.

Question 7

What does inclusive communication include?

Answer 7

An approach to communication which enables as many people as possible to be included in that interaction.

Question 8

What is partnering and collaborative working?

Answer 8

The ways that two or more organizations can work together.

Question 9

What is unconscious bias and how can you reduce it?

Answer 9

A term that describes the associations we hold, outside our conscious awareness and control.
Be aware of its presence and determine how it affects our ideas and then commit ourselves to implementing practical strategies to counteract bias through behavioral change.

Question 10

Explain what the RICS Inclusive Employer Quality Mark is.

Answer 10

A self-assessment tool, designed to help firms in the profession gain competitive advantage & a diverse workforce.

Question 11

What is a RACI matrix?

Answer 11

A responsibility assignment matrix describes the participation by various roles in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process.

Question 12

What is a strategic alliance?

Answer 12

An agreement, between two or more parties to undertake a mutually beneficial project while each retains its independence.

Question 13

Explain your understanding of supply chain management.

Answer 13

The management of the flow of goods, data, and finances related to a product or service, from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of the product.

Question 14

What legislation relates to selecting a project team?

Answer 14

Construction (Design & Management) (CDM) Regulations, 2015.

Question 15

Why is accountability and responsibility important when working in a team?

Answer 15

Helps build a high-performance culture by ensuring every team member understands their specific roles & management expectations.

Question 16

Explain Tuckman’s theory in relation to teamwork.

Answer 16

As the team develops maturity and ability, relationships establish, and leadership style changes to more collaborative or shared leadership.

Question 17

Explain the Belbin team roles.

Answer 17

a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way.”
There are 9 team roles.

Question 18

Explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Answer 18

A model for understanding the motivations for human behavior. (Physiological, safety, love & belonging, esteem & self-actualisation).

Question 19

Explain how the RICS Rules of Conduct relate to inclusion and diversity.

Answer 19

Rule 4 – “Members and firms must treat others with respect & encourage diversity & inclusion”.`

Question 20

Which ISO relates to inclusion and diversity?

Answer 20

ISO 30415

Question 21

What is Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE)? What is neurodiversity?

Answer 21

• Economic Dividends for Gender Equality. Firms can become certified.
• Neurodiversity – The different ways a person’s brain processes information.

Question 22

How and why should neurodiversity be accommodated in the workplace? What does PAS 6463:2022 relate to?

Answer 22

• Neurodivergent workers can contribute their talents, skills and perspectives in ways that can directly benefit your organization.
• PAS 6463:2022 covers guidance on the design of the built environment to include the needs of people who experience sensory or neurological processing differences.

Question 23

Explain the aims of the Memorandum of Understanding: Creating a More Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Built Environment Sector.

Answer 23

MOU is a nonbinding agreement stating each parties intentions, it provides a framework & defines how parties will work together & lays out each one’s expectations & responsibilities.
The RICS have signed a MoU which brings 6 organizations from the sector together.

Question 24

Who are some of the parties to this Memorandum of Understanding?

Answer 24

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Landscape Institute (LI), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Collectively representing 350,000 members.