The MPF is the world's leading association of managing partners from across the spectrum of professional service firms. In Yorkshire we have created a local organisation that provides top-calibre educational and networking opportunities for all its members. By introducing thought-provoking and cutting-edge best practices that are transportable from one sector to another, we are dedicated to enhancing leadership and the status of the management team. more...
EVENTS
Meetings are run locally in Yorkshire and provide both educational and networking opportunities for managing partners and other senior members of the management team. MPF Yorkshire connects the local professional services community with the wider MPF network, whilst generating real value for members closer to home. As a membership organisation, all our meetings are member only. However, those interested in joining are welcome to attend one event as our guest in order to get a feel for the Panel.
Please contact your local Regional Director or MPF Executive Director, Paul Lemon if you wish to hear more about our events and/or membership.
KNOWLEDGE
The MPF collects confidential data and conducts regular surveys amongst MPs and members of the management team based worldwide. Leading consultants in strategy and leadership, appointed by the MPF Executive Committee, prepare monthly surveys on strategy and leadership issues, summarise findings, and make presentations at MPF events held in key cities worldwide (London, New York, Frankfurt etc). All findings are released for free into the public domain to ensure professional firms everywhere have access to reliable facts on key management issues. more...
CAMPAIGNS
The MPF is the most powerful lobby group in professional services, launching a new campaign every six months. MPF campaigns confront the professions on particular issues aiming to empower the management team and help connect the local professional services community into the MPF network.
Current campaigns include:
- In search of Management talent: A “prospectus” for the professions
- Time Management: MPF Management Diary - time well spent?
- Partner Career Paths: Exploring the sound of silence
- Leadership Selection: Less politics, more transparency, clear reward
- Unsung Heroes: No-one should be treated as a second class citizen
W aim to remain at the cutting-edge of business thinking in professional services through regular surveys of our members and global leaders in marketing, HR, IT, finance etc, while allowing members to canvass each other on a management issue through MPF Pulse.
AWARDS
We organise the European Practice Management Awards, the only competition to focus on the contribution of different disciplines to managing a professional firm. Widely recognised as the premier Awards in Europe for those with practice management roles, the competition has been running since 2002.
COMMITTEE
Co-chair: Peter Smart - Peter is Chairman of Walker Morris and a past managing partner of the firm. He has almost 30 years experience in corporate finance and acts as senior relationship partner for a number of the firm's major clients.
and Ron McMillan - Ron is chairman of the northern region of PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, which covers six offices and some 1800 partners and staff; he has overall responsibility for the quality of service to clients and for the development of all areas of the business. He is senior partner in the Leeds office, and a member of the UK firm's supervisory board.
Regional Director: Chris Manners (ICAEW).
Paul Fairhurst - Paul is a Director, and Head of Savills Commercial, covering Office Agency and development in the Leeds office. He joined Savills when he set up the Leeds Office in February 2005. He was previously a Partner at Knight Frank, Leeds and was responsible for Office Agency and Development 1988 – 2005.
Nigel McClea (Pinsent Masons)
Bob McNaughton - Bob has been Chairman of the Leeds office of PKF for 12 years and is now Chairman Northern Region of the firm. He has had wide experience acting as general engagement and audit partner on a diverse range of corporate clients (including AIM listed companies, international groups and a wide range of owner managed businesses).
Peter Smart
DETAILS OF OUR NEXT EVENT
Avoiding Fool's Gold
Reviewing your strategic options in an unfamiliar climate
Lee & Priestley, 10-12 East Parade, Leeds, LS1 2AJ
Wednesday 17 March 2010
With greater competition, reduced profits and headcount, and increased client pressure for value billing, keeping your strategic options under review is a necessity for all management teams in 2010.
Any ambitious firm needs an effective strategy. Organic growth in a flat economic climate is seen by some as illusory. Others argue that a merger may be the best way to grow. However, history reminds that a merger is not in itself a strategy and that mergers can be seriously value destructive if not well planned.
The bottom line is that growth in the absence of increased profitability is fool's gold. So what other strategic options are available? Can alliances increase profits? Would under performing practice groups be highly prized by rivals with alternative strategies?
Against the backdrop of this bleak economic landscape, we're delighted that management guru Alan Hodgart will be providing MPF members with his insights based on many years' experience on how firms should go about developing and monitoring their strategic options.
Further details and RSVP
COMMITTEE
Regional Director: Chris Manners,
ICAEW
Co-chair: Peter Smart,
Walker Morris
FUTURE EVENTS
Invites will be sent out approximately six weeks before each event.
Wednesday 17 March (Evening)
Avoiding Fool's Gold - Reviewing your strategic options in an unfamiliar climate
Tuesday 22 June (Breakfast)
Developing a client centric culture
Wednesday 30 June London (Evening)
Summer Social - with PM Forum
Thursday 9 September (Breakfast)
Developing sales expertise in your fee earners
Wednesday 22 SeptemberLondon (Afternoon)
Embedding sales expertise in your fee earners - at PM Forum conference
Thursday 4 November (Breakfast)
Partner performance and reward
Thurs 14 October London (Evening)
MPF European Practice Management Awards