Dear fellow professional,
As chairman of the Managing Partners' Forum, I would like to welcome you to the MPF website.
Founded in 1995, we are a members' association, dedicated to enhancing leadership and the
status of the management team through changing attitudes towards practice management.
If you work for a firm with ambition, make a stand and join the MPF movement.
Watch my video introduction to MPF, filmed at the MPF 2009 European Practice Management Awards.
Sir Nigel Knowles,
DLA Piper
EVENTS
OFFERS
Free daily bulletin
Michael Baxter produces an excellent daily bulletin to get the news to you by 10am UK time. It is well-written, original material, using stories from a wide range of websites to give a balanced perspective. MPF members and supporters can get a free copy of a special MPF version with no advertising if you subscribe today.
UPDATE
CAMPAIGNS
Engaging with investors
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 on Engaging with investors
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 on Employee engagement
Previous campaigns include:
Carbon Footprint
Corporate pride
Leadership Selection
Management talent
New to management
Partner Career Paths
Time management
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; Pulse (a free ad hoc enquiry service) plus the findings of Panels surveys | more on Knowledge...
NEWS
Leadership Groups launched across the UK
The pilot programme in London has confirmed that our members consider one of the most important benefits of MPF membership to be the opportunity to participate in Leadership Groups due to the high value of the confidential insights, experiences and strategies shared. more on Leadership Groups
Get together online
A global online club has been launched on LinkedIn for leaders, partners/directors, managers and employees working for professional firms, together with members and employees of professional bodies. more on online discussion
2009 awards winners announced
The winners have been announced for this year's MPF Annual European Practice Management Awards.
New Index launched
For the first time anywhere, screen-based professional investors can track and trade a genuine professional services index. The MPF/Noble Professional Services Index is now re-calculated by Standard & Poor's every 15 seconds on Reuters and Bloomberg, with Noble continuing to provide monthly commentary | more on the New Index
MEMBERSHIP
Lead member: for managing partners or those responsible for their firm"s business strategy. Lead membership is individual and country-based.
Additional members: MPF events are member-only. To ensure that more firms can participate, firms can sign up additional members, sponsored by a Lead member based at the same firm in the same country.
Panel membership: a series of communities for experts in management disciplines including: Finance, Risk, HR, Knowledge and Sustainability. Panel membership is by invitation. Typically, members represent their discipline at their firm's management committee.
more about Membership...