‘Re-tuning your Firm’ show

Our revamped format promises an enriching experience, featuring an update from a distinguished political consultancy, insights from an exclusive survey/tracker completed by leadership members across numerous professional firms, and an engaging panel session addressing pertinent issues for the leadership team.

About Re-tuning

The Managing Partners’ Forum is delighted to advise that its Re-tuning your Firm live show is returning to Zoom monthly. It remains open to all at no cost.

Co-hosted by industry leaders, this 45-minute session features a political update from a leading consultancy; findings from an original survey/tracker completed by leadership teams at professional firms; and a panel session with expert guests discussing emerging issues and strategies crucial to the leadership team.

The next Re-tuning your Firm live show is on Friday 30 January 2026

Agenda

  • 09.00 – Introductions from host:
    Richard Chaplin, Founder & Chief Executive, Managing Partners’ Forum.

  • 09.05 – Political update:
    John Rowland, Managing Director at H/Advisors Cicero, shares expert insight into the political and policy developments shaping the operating environment for professional services firms, drawing on his award-winning public affairs and strategic communications experience.

  • 09.15 – Survey findings:
    Sector Trends Tracker Winter 2025. Richard Chaplin presents findings from the Forum’s quarterly research programme, offering insight into leadership priorities, constraints on growth, and firmwide maturity across themes including AI, sustainability, innovation, and training.

  • 09.30 – Panel discussion:
    Richard Chaplin, John Rowland, Dana Denis-Smith, Nigel Spencer, and Julie Gottlieb discuss the emerging issues of greatest importance to leadership teams, exploring how firms are responding to change across strategy, culture, and capability.

  • 09.45 – Close

Upcoming episodes

Key benefits of the programme:

In a world of uncertainty and volatility, access to high-quality business insights is essential.

The Managing Partners’ Forum boasts a unique reach into professional services through our extensive membership network.

We also leverage insights from our 100-firm research panel.

Our mission is to share insights as a service for professional services (PS) firms to support their continued prosperity.

We aim to showcase excellence in leadership and management within PS businesses.

The premise of our work is to link different themes from our tracker and other relevant topics.

This approach ensures a comprehensive understanding and application of insights across various domains.

Join Us

Participate at no cost

Each ‘Re-tuning your Firm’ 45-minute show at 9 am on selected Fridays involves two guests. Every show has a panel session with co-hosts Richard Chaplin and Edward Gordon-Hall, CEO of law firm Druces.

Individual presentations on either show can be searched for and watched below. They are also available on YouTube on the Re-tuning playlist.

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Who We Are

Hear from our of Experts

Watch five-minute presentations by more than 150 panellists from the ‘Re-tuning your Firm’ shows since March 2020, the annual ‘Re-tuning your Firm’ Summit on 22 June 2021, the North-Shoring Summit on 16 December, the Fast-track InnovationTM conference on 17 March 2021, and the Management Excellence Awards 2021, covering every aspect of management, leadership and public policy.

Testimonials

“Thank you again for a great initiative. I keep thinking that they can’t get any better, and each week you prove me wrong! A real highlight of the pandemic.”

Stacy Waller

“Your Friday webinar stands out amidst a flood of invitations as the absolute must see”

William Davidson

“The excellent discussions have become complusive viewing “

Larysa Hale