{"id":214684,"date":"2021-05-06T14:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalktalent.co.uk\/?p=214684"},"modified":"2023-03-23T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:14:42","slug":"driving-a-culture-of-high-performance-in-a-not-for-profit-organisation-is-it-harder-than-for-commercial-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalktalent.co.uk\/blog\/driving-a-culture-of-high-performance-in-a-not-for-profit-organisation-is-it-harder-than-for-commercial-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving a culture of high performance in a not-for-profit organisation: is it harder than for commercial businesses?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In our April Let\u2019s Talk Talent roundtable, participants discuss the challenges behind generating high-performance teams in the charity sector<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Talk Talent had the pleasure of hosting another great roundtable on April 22nd<\/sup> on the topic of creating a high-performance team, and the important role employee experience plays in supporting this goal. But more specifically, we looked at team performance within the not-for-profit sector. Because when you look at it, it\u2019s hard to know if the underlying principles that drive high performance within an organisation apply equally amongst all businesses. Is the reality of the charity sector the same as that of a banking institution when it comes to team dynamics? Should we all use the same methods and tactics to create collaborative, motivated and effective teams that are more focused on contributing to the wider organisations\u2019 goals than their own? Or does the organisation\u2019s sector, purpose and history change the game? We tried to find out during our session, expertly led by Jisc\u2019s Director of HR Andy MacDonald. As Jisc was set up to support the education sector through technology, we had the perfect case study to get the discussion going. And going it damn well did, with over 20 participants from all kinds of industries, from financial services and education to other not-for-profit organisations. All of which were hoping to answer the main question: is it harder to create a culture of high performance and work towards achieving business goals when your mission isn\u2019t quite commercially focused?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So where did Andy start? Well, like any good HRD, with a good old audit of the situation. In Jisc\u2019s case, there were a few known issues that could be counterproductive from the start and would need to be addressed before the HR team could even begin to work on driving results. Those challenges were highlighted as per below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n