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Forum news
07 Jan 2022
Significant enhancement to team membership
Any professional services firm with two members of the Managing Partners’ Forum can now propose an unlimited number of its firmwide/divisional leaders or senior members of its management team as Forum members at no extra cost.
Read more26 Nov 2021
Few firms conduct performance reviews at the end of every management project
Leaders & managers may effective at setting objectives to those reporting to them, but only 30% of firms conduct regular performance reviews at the end of every management project, and at a further 30% feedback is provided less often than annually or never.
Download poll findings18 Nov 2021
20th Anniversary Management Excellence Awards launched
The pandemic has highlighted the critical contribution of effective leadership and management to any business. It is therefore apt that our Management Excellence Awards involve rigorous independent evaluation of initiatives that show superior business practices, support to clients, or community engagement. Join the launch reception on 13 January
Read more12 Nov 2021
50% of key clients requesting ESG performance data
Over 50% of key clients are seeking information on the ESG performance of their advisers. While far more firms are treating renewables and conservation of resources as a priority, very few are measuring their carbon footprint. There has been a significant increase since September 2020 in the number of firms with plans for a dedicated ESG resource.
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Managing Partners' Forum Awards 2021
Winners have been announced.
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Re-tuning your Firm
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
Transatlantic show
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
Awards
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
Summits
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.
At a time of profound economic, social and geopolitical challenge, the Forum harvests the collective experience and wisdom of today’s leaders and critical thinkers in professional services.
Professor Stephen Mayson Faculty of Laws, University College London