Week 7: Examples of good practice
Introduction
Last week you looked at aspects of the recruitment process, starting with your brand and moving through to onboarding new employees. You also considered how to support the career progression of a diverse workforce.
This week, you’ll continue to look at examples of good practice, to inspire and motivate your own ideas and plans.
In this week’s video, our employers enthusiastically describe the benefits of learning from other organisations and individuals.
Download this video clip.Video player: Video 1: Introduction to Week 7
Transcript: Video 1: Introduction to Week 7
Mark Ealing
One of the joys that I’ve found in this space is it’s very collegiate. People want to share what’s working, because they’re working to something which is really positive, even though, if you think about it logically, there’s a corporate advantage if you get this right. But that’s not what I find, people are very willing to share what works for them and more specifically what definitely doesn’t work for them.
Yusuf Nagdi
Look at what other people have to offer, just like we did. And don’t just look in your own area of expertise. I looked at other police forces and what they did and I didn’t get the answers I was looking for, so I went to look wider. I looked at universities I looked at other government agencies. The positive impact of that has been, we’ve been really successful in Leicestershire Police. We’ve now had other police forces have come to speak to us to learn from us, so have the County Council, so have Leicestershire Fire and Rescue. Don’t be afraid to learn from others.
Sophie Washington
I speak to a number of different people, both in work and in my personal life, too. And I think being able to have open and honest conversations is massively important in diversity and inclusion. Yesterday, I was actually having a conversation with someone and they said, ooh, I hope you don’t mind me asking-- and we had a really great conversation about a lot of the challenges that I’ve faced as a wheelchair user in work. And they were apologising to me, saying they sound really ignorant and that they should do better. And I think actually having that conversation and learning is the first step in doing better, because a lot of people, it isn’t that they aren’t interested or they don’t want to do better, it’s they don’t know how, and having that conversation can prompt that.
Mark Ealing
By talking to other organisations and other practitioners, not only is it inspiring but it’s also a great way of not making the same mistakes that they naturally do.
Yusuf Nagdi
Don’t keep all the good stuff to yourself. Let’s share it with other organisations. Let’s try and collectively be more successful. There’s plenty of people out there for us.
Video 1: Introduction to Week 7
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By the end of this week you will be able to:
- describe examples of good diversity and inclusion practice
- reflect on the actions of others in your sector and beyond
- identify opportunities to apply their ideas within your organisation.
You’ll start by exploring good practice focused on culture change.