Inclusive Behaviour Frameworks
We have been working with senior leaders at Warwick since 2018; they have participated in conversations about diversity and inclusion with peers and leaders from other sectors.
These conversations focused on a range of diversity issues including race, gender, disability, and sexual orientation inequalities and their impact, and enabled senior staff to explore their role as leaders in challenging racist behaviours and embedding anti-racist practice in day-to-day work.
In 2021/22, we extended training on building inclusive behaviours to a wider group of line managers working with senior leaders. We focused on diverse talent development (developing staff by recognising diversity and ensuring opportunity of development and promotion) and developing inclusive cultures (managing diverse teams and promoting inclusive behaviours).
From this work we've developed inclusive behaviour frameworks for leaders and colleagues.
Extending from our leadership development sessions, departments have taken their own steps to improve inclusion for their staff and students. Read comment from Jane Coleman, Chief Operating Officer at WMG
“Our mandatory ‘Challenging Inappropriate Behaviours’ training is already a game changer. I’m starting to hear colleagues discussing it and encouraging other staff to attend. And the fact that it’s mandatory is important, because we all know that often with equality training the people who really need to be there don’t attend. We are committed have all of our 800+ staff complete the training by the summer.
It’s about empowering everybody and making sure everybody knows inclusion is their responsibility. Of course, leaders and HR have a critical role, but this is all of our responsibility, we are not powerless in this. We want you to challenge when things aren’t right, we expect you to challenge, and we will support you to challenge.”
Leaders
Actions of inclusive leaders are outlined below:
I am always an ally and safely an active bystander
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- Building psychological safety by being aware of and challenging micro-incivilities.
- Being visibly committed through articulation and action.
- Advocating for inclusion and well being by supporting networks and task groups.
- Using positive micro-affirmations.
- Using inclusive communication.
I am respectful of and understand individuality
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- Being self-aware and understanding my own biases.
- Listening to others with empathy.
- Being cognisant of body language and facial expressions.
- Being humble and seeking feedback on my communication style.
- Being a reciprocal mentee.
- Nurturing a culture of respectful challenge and safety to make mistakes.
I understand the benefits of diversity and embed inclusion into my work
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- Including diversity and inclusion actions and targets into my objectives.
- Articulating diversity and inclusion as part of my vision and values.
- Supporting a culture of intelligent working for the team.
- Providing transparency of systems and processes.
- Making communications, systems, processes, and tools accessible.
I nurture diverse talent
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- Understanding the diversity of my team and implications for ways of working.
- Being approachable and supportive to colleagues.
- Demonstrating empathy when colleagues need support.
- Supporting colleagues to reach goals.
- Offering advice, guidance, and inspiration when it is needed.
- Having diverse networks.
Colleagues
Actions of inclusive colleagues are outlined below:
I am always an ally and safely an active bystander
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- Building psychological safety by being aware of and challenging micro-incivilities.
- Being visibly committed through articulation and action.
- Advocating for inclusion and well being by supporting networks and task groups.
- Using positive micro-affirmations.
- Using inclusive communication.
I am respectful of and understand individuality
Read more
- Being self-aware and understanding my own biases.
- Listening to others with empathy.
- Being cognisant of body language and facial expressions.
- Being humble and seeking feedback on my communication style.
- Being a reciprocal mentee.
- Nurturing a culture of respectful challenge and safety to make mistakes.
I understand the benefits of diversity and embed inclusion into my work
Read more
- Including diversity and inclusion actions and targets into my objectives.
- Articulating diversity and inclusion as part of my vision and values.
- Supporting a culture of intelligent working for the team.
- Providing transparency of systems and processes.
- Making communications, systems, processes, and tools accessible.
I nurture inclusive relationships
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- Understanding the diversity of my team and implications for ways of working.
- Being approachable and supportive to colleagues.
- Demonstrating empathy when colleagues need support.
- Supporting colleagues to reach goals.
- Offering advice, guidance, and inspiration when it is needed.
- Having diverse networks.