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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

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3.1 Your role in achieving organisational goals

Unless you are the CEO of your organisation, it is unlikely that you will be able to make significant progress with your chosen goals alone. Even then, collaborating with colleagues is a much more effective way to engage them in taking the agenda forward. So in this section, you’ll focus on what you can personally contribute to each goal you’ve chosen.

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Here’s an example of how you might break down your goal:

Table 4 Goals
Goal Write an organisational diversity statement
Current status We don’t have a diversity statement
What can I contribute? In this course, I’ve researched what other organisations have done (see Week 5, Activity 5), and considered best practice, so can share some useful examples and ideas.
What skills/knowledge/experience are needed?
  • Knowledge of existing vision, strategy and policy within the organisation
  • Senior management representation
  • Understanding of the current diversity agenda both internally and externally
Who do I need to collaborate with?
  • Colleagues with responsibility for organisational strategy and policy
  • Senior management (may be the same people)
  • Diversity groups within the organisation and potentially external experts
  • Colleagues with responsibility for branding and external messages
Who should I approach first? Identify the department or individual who owns this agenda within my organisation and have a preliminary conversation with them.
What actions need to be taken?
  • Set up a working group, ensuring that the membership represents diversity from across the organisation
  • Share knowledge about best practice
  • Write a diversity statement that aligns with the overall vision/strategy of the organisation
  • Consult widely with stakeholders both internal and external
  • Finalise the statement
Next steps
  • Create an action plan to support the statement and its ambitions
  • Agree the actions with appropriate owners and create a time frame for progress
  • Publicise the statement and utilise in branding etc.

Activity 5 Making progress

Timing: Allow about 30 minutes for this activity.

Using the template outlined above, work through the progress you’d like to make towards one of your chosen goals. If you find it useful, repeat the process for other goals you have in mind.

Table 5 Setting organisational goals
Goal
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Current status
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What can I contribute?
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What skills/knowledge/experience are needed?
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Who do I need to collaborate with?
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Who should I approach first?
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What actions need to be taken?
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You may find it useful to work through this table with a colleague, for example, sharing ideas about who you need to collaborate with, who you should approach first and what actions need to be taken.

If you are the owner of this agenda, then the advice about strategic planning for diversity in Week 5 will be particularly relevant, and your first step might be to create a diversity strategy or to update an existing one.