M - Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking Flashcards
What do you understand by the term unconscious bias?
Underlying stereotypes people unconsciously attribute to another person
Why do you think it is important to have a diverse team?
Brings different skills, experiences and knowledge to the team.
What legislation is relevant to D&I?
Equality Act 2010
The Human Rights Act 1998
Can you name some of the protected characteristics?
Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Marriage or Civil Partnership
Pregnancy and Maternity
Race
Religion or Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Why do you think teamworking is important?
Different perspectives
Efficiency
Quality
Productivity
Diversity
Unity
What is the RICS doing to improve Diversity & Inclusion
RICS to set up D&I panel following Birchard Review
Set up Diversity & inclusion initiatives such as
- International Women’s day (celebrate women in profession)
- Pride 2023 (LGBTQ+ equality pledge)
- McGregor Smith review (Issues affecting BME group in workplace)
How do you work as part of a team?
- Clear and concise communication
- Raise issues as early as possible giving everyone enough time to work through the issues that may arise
- Adapting to the requirements of the team to ensure that we’re working collaboratively
What is your understanding of inclusion in the workplace
Creating an environment & culture employees feel like they belong in a company
Can you give examples of how you have a teamworking ethic within your projects
- Clear communication
- Team building activities
- Regular team meetings
- Defined roles and responsibilities
- Recognition and Rewards
Main benefits of Diversity & Inclusion?
D&I environments help to:
- Attract skilled professionals from diverse backgrounds
- Establishes a sense of belonging among employees
- Increases productivity
- Reduces staff turnover
- Allows employees to feel valued and accepted
Views on Pros and Cons of Hybrid Working?
Adv
- Improved work life balance
- Few distractions
- Saved commuting time and cost
- Savings office space
- Higher levels of employee job satisfaction
Disadv
- Loss of social connection
- Reduced collaboration
- Productivity can be dependent on quality of workspace
- Less recognition
- Risk of burnout
What is diversity?
The practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations,
How can unconscious bias affect decision making ?
- Hiring and promotion
- Performance evaluations
- Project assignments
- Customer service
Steps to recruit diverse team
- Advertise with inclusivity in mind (inclusive language, avoid gender terms)
- Implement blind applicant screening (Anonymise candidate and base only on skills, qualifications, experience)
- Widen your search
What do RLB do to stop unconscious bias
Unconscious bias training and awareness course
