Diversity, Inclusion and Teamworking

Question 1

What is diversity and inclusion

Answer 1

Barry Cullen Head of diversity and inclusion at the RICS coined Diversity and inclusion as “Respecting and valuing differences, with a commitment to equal treatment and equal opportunity, ensures that firms can deliver policies and outcomes which are fair and transparent”

Question 2

What are the benifits of having a diverse team

Answer 2

employees will have different characteristics and backgrounds, they are also more likely to have a variety of different skills and experiences. This leads to the following benifits;

• Variety of different perspectives,
• Increased creativity,
• Higher innovation,
• Faster problem-solving,
• Better decision making,
• Higher employee engagement,
• Reduced employee turnover,
• Better company reputation.

Question 3

How is your team diverse

Answer 3

We have a team made up of people from different backgrounds; military, on the tools, rural, london, graduates which all bring a different perspective and a viriaty of skills to the team.

Question 4

What is Unconcious Bias

Answer 4

The Precision issue of Modus titled “Workplace diversity: Addressing unconscious bias: Psychologists tell us that our unconscious biases are simply down to our natural people preferences. Biologically we are hard-wired to prefer people who look like us, sound like us and share our interests.”

Question 5

How to overcome unconcious bias;

Answer 5

The Precision issue of Modus titled “Workplace diversity: Addressing unconscious bias” suggested;

• Consider reverse mentoring for senior staff members who are set in their ways,
• Recognising and managing your biases,
• Recognise how you’re thinking about a situation: is your decision based on rationale or feelings,
• Implement a mentoring programme particularly for under-represented groups.

Question 6

What are the protected characteristics

Answer 6

The protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 are;

• age,
• disability,
• gender reassignment,
• race, religion or belief,
• sex,
• sexual orientation,
• marriage and civil partnership,
• pregnancy and maternity

Question 7

What is the equality act 2010

Answer 7

The Act provides a legal framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all

Question 8

How does the RICS promote equality

Answer 8

Gender pay gap report 2019 - Publish their findings on Women’s pay and bonuses compared to men’s.