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Forum news
06 Feb 2023
Latest tracker findings appear in CityAM
The unique Professional Services Sector Trends Tracker, organised by industry body the Managing Partners’ Forum since 2011, shows professional services leaders’ confidence in future activity levels, new workflow and headcount growth has rebounded following a slump in mid to late 2022.
Read more30 Sep 2022
Continued expansion expected
Firms expect continued expansion in activity levels, new work flow and headcount, according to the Forum's latest sector tracker. Many firms but few clients are seen to be on-track for Covid success. The top priorities for leadership teams are technology usage, developing a clear purpose and operational efficiency.
Read more16 Sep 2022
Impact of lockdown - one year on
69% assess the overall impact of lockdown on their firm as positive compared with just 14% a year ago. The general mood is far more positive with most relaxed about being in the office and much greater flexibility in working hours when in the office. Only 15% believe lockdown restrictions will be reimposed in the next year compared with 73% a year ago.
Read more15 Jul 2022
L&D immaturity
Few managers translate L&D into new behaviours or seek reasons for the gap between current and desired performance, according to a recent Forum poll. Learning transfer is seen as a bolt-on to traditional training, and little data is collected beyond happy sheets.
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Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2022
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Re-tuning your Firm - Episode 63
Episode 63 of Re-tuning your Firm. Panel: Jeremy Beard of Haysmacintyre; Dana Denis-Smith of Obelisk Support; Anne Harnetty of Johnson Beaumont; and Francesca Lagerberg of Grant Thornton; Includes findings of poll on ESG maturity. Hosted by Richard Chaplin
Date recorded: 12 November 2021
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Re-tuning your Firm - Transatlantic - Episode 1
Episode 1 of Re-tuning your Firm - Transatlantic. Panel: Francesca Lagerberg of Grant Thornton; Dr Larry Richard of LawyerBrain; Larry Stroud of Korverge, and Sebastian Hartmann of KPMG. Includes findings of poll comparing the impact of lockdown between the continents. Hosted by Richard Chaplin
Date recorded: 29 September 2021
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Best solutions for clients - Awards 2021
Mark Grayson, COO at BCLP Cubed, on the winning submission for the Best Solutions for Clients category at the 2021 Awards. More
Date recorded: 10 June 2021
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Fast-track Innovation™ - session 2
Fast-track Innovation™ - Session 2 - Where and how best to deploy design sprints (Ian Jeffery, Becky Shields, Rosemary Nunn, Marcus Dimbleby and Nigel Spencer)
Date recorded: 17 March 2021
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Recent poll findings
Quarterly tracker
Firms remain bullish with 70% to 80% expecting expansion and few expecting contraction over the next year in activity levels, headcount or new work flow. Over 90% of people will be working from home for at least half the time.
Impact of lockdown - Transatlantic show
Europeans view the lockdown in more positive terms, are less panicked by Covid and more relaxed over returning to the office. Happiness levels decreased less at European firms, but more mental health issues surfaced.
Cyber security
Lack of expertise, poor communications and cultural resistance are the most common risk indicators. Ransomware attack recovery plans need a lot of work!
Usage of new technologies
Financial management has the greatest usage, followed by services delivered to clients, then marketing and new business generation, then influencing innovation, then knowledge management, then people management and finally strategy development.
The Forum's Strategy Group has provided a very useful place to meet with peers from other organisations and to discuss some of the key issues facing all of us.
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