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 member-led professional body, 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. Subscribe.
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...
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
NEWS
Call for entries
The Managing Partners’ Forum 2010 European Practice Management Awards have been launched. more on the Awards
Acting independently
PMI Foundation has been created as a company limited by guarantee to safeguard the independence of the Professional Marketing Forum and the Managing Partners’ Forum in their campaigns and other activities.
more on the PMI Foundation...
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
MEMBERSHIP
Lead member: for managing partners or those responsible for their firm’s business strategy. Lead membership is individual and country-based.
Regional members: MPF events are member-only. To ensure that more firms can participate, firms can sign up Regional members, sponsored by a Lead member.
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...