EVENTS

Scotland

Wednesday 3 September
Growth strategies for Professional services firms

Midlands

Thursday 4 September
Influencing partner behaviour to drive profit

London

Thursday 4 September
"Decision-making processes stifle entrepreneurial spirit"

North West

Thursday 18 September
Recruitment & retention in the North West

London

Friday 14 November
Maximising your value to management

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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...

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CAMPAIGNS

Carbon Footprint

The latest 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...

Engaging with investors

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

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...

NEWSLETTER

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NEWS

Annual Panels Workshop

The MPF is organising an MPF Panels workshop in London on November 14 to bring together all MPF Panels for the first time, with a stellar set of speakers to explore how management experts can best add value to management. Brochure More

MPF 2008 awards launched

The 2008 European Practice Management Awards, now in their 7th year, have been launched. New categories include Best Sustainability Reporting, Best client initiative and Best use of External Capital. more...

Carbon footprint campaign launched

The MPF has appointed Nick Shepherd of Drivers Jonas as chair and The CarbonNeutral Company as directors of a new MPF carbon footprint campaign. more...

Inaugural MPF100 Report published

As part of the MPF employee engagement campaign, the MPF has published the inaugural MPF100 Best Professional Firms to Work For league table, using the same data as supplied by accreditation company, Best Companies, to the Sunday Times. The professions score higher than other sectors in every aspect of employee engagement. Training consultancy, Lane4 Management Group was overall winner in 2008. click here for a free copy of report |  more..

Welcome to the new Executive committee members

The MPF Executive Committee welcomes four new members: Ted Burke of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Neville Eisenberg of Berwin Leighton Paisner; Rodney Kaye of PricewaterhouseCoopers; and Peter Matthews of Ernst & Young. more..

Findings of ‘Role of FD’ survey available

The free findings of the inaugural MPF Finance Panel survey on ‘The role of the Finance Director’, as debated at a Panel session on 12 March in London, are now available. click here for the findings  |  more..