Diversity, inclusion and team working Flashcards
Why is diversity and inclusivity valuable to businesses / teams?
Diversity avoids mono culture and group think! Diversity naturally provides balance and normally difference of opinion and talents which improves group outcomes.
What are the differences between diversity and inclusion?
What’s the difference between diversity and inclusion? Put simply, diversity is about the what – it focuses on the makeup of your workforce. Inclusion, on the other hand, is about the how – the creation of a work environment and culture that enables all employees to participate and thrive.
What does inclusive communication include?
Avoiding language that may be offensive or exclusionary. Encouraging divergent or alternative view points without reprisal.
What is unconscious bias and how can you reduce it?
Preferential or discriminatory perspective that influences your thoughts or actions without you consciously doing so.
What policies does your company have and how do you comply with them?
The company has a DEI policy:
This policy ensures everyone has equal opportunities regardless of background and prohibits discrimination in recruitment, training, and promotion. It emphasizes treating everyone with respect and values diversity. Everyone is responsible for upholding this policy.
What is a RACI matrix?
A responsibility matrix for project or team work.
Why is accountability and responsibility important when working in a team?
To ensure each member of the team fulfils their responsibilities and the team delivers the goals it set out to.
The underlying social contract.
Explain how the RICS Rules of Conduct relate to inclusion and diversity.
It relates to every rule, integrity, competence, Diligent, Encourage Diversity do not discriminate, act in the public interest.
Which ISO relates to inclusion and diversity?
ISO 30415 is a guideline, which helps to develop an inclusive workplace requiring an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion (D&I), addressing inequalities in organizational systems, policies, processes and practices.
What is Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE)?
EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) is the leading global assessment methodology and business certification standard for gender equality.
What is neurodiversity?
The range of differences in individual brain function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of normal variation in the human population (used especially in the context of autistic spectrum disorders).ge of
How and why should neurodiversity be accommodated in the workplace?
Because it would be discriminatory to discriminate on the basis of Neurodivergency, valuable in business for the same reason people seek to select for other personality characteristics such as friendly or analytical.
Key membership bodies in the built environment sector have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector - ensuring it is more representative of the society it serves.
The agreement focuses on:
Data collection
Improve understanding of transition from education into employment
EDI competencies
Who are some of the parties to this Memorandum of Understanding?
The MoU brings together six organisations from across the sector: 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 around 350,000 members.
