EVENTS

Human Resources Panel

Thursday 2 July
Mediation and conflict resolution in the workplace

North West

Friday 3 July
Navigating the public sector

New York

Thursday 9 July
The thought leadership imperative: helping you drive revenues, deepen relationships and gain market share

Communications Panel

Monday 13 July
Internal Communications: State of the Sector 2009

Yorkshire

Monday 13 July
Cultivating productive relationships with your bankers

London

Tuesday 14 July
Maintaining high margin work

London

Thursday 30 July
The Public Interest in Peril? British Professions - The State of the Sector

MEMBERSHIP

Lead member: for managing partners or those responsible for their firm's business strategy. Lead membership is individual and country-based. more...

Additional membership: for anyone sponsored by a Lead member based at the same firm in the same country. Members benefits are identical to Lead members.more...

Management team membership: MPF events are member-only. Some Lead members, especially those based in London, are irregular participants at MPF events due to other commitments. To ensure that more firms can participate, management team membership is available at substantially reduced rates for a named list of at least three members.more...

Panel membership: A series of communities for experts in ten management disciplines: Panel membership is by invitation. Typically, members represent their discipline at their firm's management committee.more...

CAMPAIGNS

Engaging with investors

Campaign update - March 2009

MPF Professional Services Index launched to enable investors, firms and funds to track the performance of listed professional firms - a fast growing and highly profitable asset class.

As more firms consider external finance in the light of legislative change, the MPF is addressing three key barriers: a lack of contact between investors and management teams; the lack of a recognised methodology for valuing firms; and an inefficient aftermarket caused by listed professional firms being spread across multiple ICB sectors. more...

Carbon Footprint

The global campaign involves an annual carbon footprint report; a list of carbon verified firms; an online register of carbon accessors; a new MPF Panel for sustainability champions at professional firms; free online guidance on best practice to reduce footprints; and a focus on enhancing the formal process by which carbon footprints are measured and offset. click here for a free copy of report |  more...

Employee engagement

Having engaged employees is clearly a good thing. The MPF‘s report, incorporating the inaugural 100 Best Professional Firms to Work For, shares best practice, salutes the courage of those entering the competition, and encourages leaders to harness employee energy through personal example, improved conditions, shared goals and a focus on touch points. click here for a free copy of report |  more...

Previous campaigns include:

Management talent
Time management
Partner Career Paths
Leadership Selection
New to management
Corporate pride
Unsung heroes

KNOWLEDGE

The MPF collects confidential data and conducts regular surveys amongst MPs and members of the management team based worldwide. All findings are released for free into the public domain to ensure professional firms everywhere have access to reliable facts on key management issues.

Knowledge brings together MPF surveys focused on aspects of strategy and leadership; a formal benchmarking service; Pulse (a free ad hoc enquiry service) plus the findings of Panels surveys. more...

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NEWS

2009 awards launched

The MPF Annual European Practice Management Awards, now in their 8th year, have been launched. The closing date for the return of entry forms is 30 June 2009. Download an entry form. more...

New Index launched

Noble Group has worked with the MPF Listed Firms committee to compile the MPF Professional Services Index to enable investors, firms and funds to track the performance of listed professional firms - a fast growing and highly profitable asset class. more...

MPF launches Sustainability panel

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MPF Sustainability Panel with a survey 'Who is responsible for sustainability?'. The panel is for sustainability champions to exchange ideas, lessons learnt and good practice. more...

Honoured

The MPF are delighted that its chair Sir Nigel Knowles was knighted in the New Year's Honours List. more...

2008 Global 500 Report published

The MPF Global 500 Annual Report provides a snapshot of the world's top professional service firms - leaders of one of the world's largest and most influential industries, employing tens of millions worldwide and a provider of services to virtually every commercial organisation, public sector body and individual anywhere. Click here for a free copy of report  | more...

MPF launches Knowledge panel

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MPF Knowledge Panel with a survey 'Who owns the Knowledge?'. The panel is for "thought leaders" who steer the direction that the knowledge profession takes in our sector. more...

MPF launches Risk panel

The latest MPF Panel has been created for those responsible for recognition of risk, risk evaluation, developing strategies to manage it, and mitigation of risk using managerial resources. more...