Building a high performance culture in a non for profit organisation – with Andy Macdonald from Jisc

Virtual Roundtable | April 22, 2021 9:30 am

We all talk about how driving a high performance culture is critical in meeting our business goals and ambitions right? But how does this work in a non for profit organisation? Do the same principles apply?

Our next HR roundtable on April 22nd at 9.30-11;00 where we are being joined by Andy Macdonald who is the Director of HR at Jisc who will be sharing his journey, and approach to building a high performing organisation and HR team.

Andy is going to lay bare what he has been doing in his role for the last 18 months: his vision, goals, lessons learned and his experience of how his HR teams role is changing at Jisc from leadership-to-followship. He will take us on a journey on how he is setting the foundations to ensure the business and his HR team drive high performance through the creation of an outstanding candidate and employee experience.

This promises to be a lively, highly interactive roundtable which is being run exclusively for our LTT family and friends.

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Meet the speakers

Andy Macdonald

Group HR Director, Jisc

Andy is Group HR Director at Jisc, a not-for profit-social enterprise that provides digital solutions for UK education and research.

Andy is leading Jisc’s first people strategy, which covers a range of exciting initiatives. This year, Andy’s driven a programme looking at ‘the future of work’ based on the principles of Care, Community, Creativity and Collaboration. Andy has also led the development of a ‘One Jisc Culture’, founded on powerful guiding principles which are shaping the organisation’s identity. Alongside this, Andy has been pivotal in driving the Inclusion and Wellbeing agenda during the pandemic – placing it front and centre of the people strategy.

Andy is a Fellow of the CIPD, with nearly 30 years of experience. Before joining Jisc, Andy’s career spanned HR leadership roles across several sectors in the UK and internationally, including financial services, telecomms and medical services in both private and not-for-profit organisations.

Jo Taylor

MD, Let’s Talk Talent

For over 25 years, Jo Taylor has been working in Talent Management & OD, starting her career at the BBC as a storyteller – which gives her a unique insight into HR.

She has worked in a range of FTSE businesses supporting them to create employee experiences which talk to people’s heads and heart.

Jo launched Let’s Talk Talent in 2015, delivering a wide range of Talent & OD projects for global clients with the aim of ensuring that organisations “Unlock their potential in people.”

For over 25 years, Jo Taylor has been working in Talent Management & OD, starting her career at the BBC as a storyteller – which gives her a unique insight into HR.

She has worked in a range of FTSE businesses supporting them to create employee experiences which talk to people’s heads and heart.

Jo launched Let’s Talk Talent in 2015, delivering a wide range of Talent & OD projects for global clients with the aim of ensuring that organisations “Unlock their potential in people.”