Derby County Community Trust

Part A: Developing a strategy to lead equality, diversity and inclusion

Task $1$

Create a presentation $(10$ presentation slides plus additional slides with supporting notes$)$ for the manager in the case study on leading in the context of equality, diversity and inclusion in the organisation. The presentation must include the following:

a$.$ Using a relevant tool$/$technique$/$model for analysis, provide a critical evaluation of the issues the organisation is currently facing and how they might be resolved.

b$.$ Critical discussion of why equality, diversity and inclusion is important to the organisation, the individual and the team as an enabler of performance.

c$.$ Explain and analyse how a strategy for equality, diversity and inclusion strategy could be implemented for cultural change in the organisation.

d$.$ Critically evaluate and discuss how the leadership style impacts upon equality, diversity and inclusion in the organisation.

It is expected that appropriate models, academic sources and good practice theory will be applied and be academically rigorous to support your work.

Task $2$

Your case study organisation has recently undertaken a brief staff survey to be more informed on how they are leading and developing people within the organisation. Draft a set of briefing notes in response to the survey findings to present to the organisation to guide their future strategy. Include this information on additional slides in standard text.

The survey has revealed the following:

$65\%$ look forward to going to work in the morning;

$62\%$ find their work to be rewarding, $13\%$ enjoying it $$greatly$$;

$43\%$ are satisfied with the variety of work they are required to do;

$80\%$ feel valued and supported by their work colleagues, $55\%$ by their line manager, but only

$20\%$ by senior managers;

$60\%$ are satisfied with their physical work environment;

$55\%$ are happy with their work life balance;

$83\%$ say their workload has increased in the past year;

$70\%$ are satisfied with their promotion opportunities;

$15\%$ say change is manged well by the business;

$90\%$ say that they $$sometimes feel stressed$$ when they are at work;

$74\%$ say they $$feel safe$$ at work;

$37\%$ are satisfied with the $$amount of discretion$$ they are allowed to exercise in their jobs;

$28\%$ are $$listened to when they are at work$$;

$36\%$ are happy with their job security;

$27\%$ say they feel their efforts at work are properly recognised; $54\%$ are actively seeking alternative employment.

Please note: this survey has been fictitiously created for the purpose of the assignment brief and not drawn from the actual organisation.

The set of briefing notes must:

a$)$ Identify which THREE of the key findings from the survey, the manager and senior team should prioritise for immediate attention and strategic action. Provide a critical rationale for your answer, explaining why these THREE findings are important in leading and developing people in the organisation.

b$)$ Use your answers in part $2$a to suggest and critically evaluate ONE strategic initiative, which should be developed and embedded into the organisation to improve one of the findings identified in part $2$a$.$

c$)$ Include a draft email. The company is keen to send an email to all staff headed, $$You Said, We Listened$,$ summarising the company$$s leadership and management perceptions of the staff survey findings and setting out what practical steps it is intending to take. Prepare the draft, $$You Said, We Listened$,$ e$-$mail that should be sent.

Part B: Personal and Professional Account

Task $3$

Write a reflective personal and professional account.

Create a journal entry stating clearly ONE of the professional areas from the CMI Code of Conduct and Practice and includes your reflection on your chosen area. The six professional areas are:

$1.$ Behaving in an open, honest and trustworthy manner.

$2.$ Acting in the best interests of your organisation, customers, clients and$/$or partners.

$3.$ Continually developing and maintaining professional knowledge and competence.

$4.$ Creating a positive impact on society.

$5.$ Respecting the people with whom you work.

$6.$ Upholding the reputation of the profession and the Institute $($www$.$managers.org.uk$/$code$).$

You are expected to use a reflective tool to aid your discussion and in elaborating further on how you would apply it to your own current or future professional career $($include this information on additional slides using standard text$).$

Note Well: If you do not reflect on one of the areas stated above or reflect broadly, vaguely or randomly on a made$-$up area, or do not use a reflective tool you are likely to achieve very low to zero marks in this section.

Module Learning Outcomes

PSRB Learning Outcomes$$LO$1$Critically evaluate ethical and inclusive approaches to leadership and$$diversity in professional practice$$LO$2$Critically reflect on the qualities and skills necessary for effective leadership$$in cross$-$cultural contexts from a personal professional development$$perspective$$PSRB