15.1.2016

Castrén & Snellman Shortlisted for Best Strategic Leadership in 2016 MPF Awards

Our firm has been nominated for the Managing Partners’ Forum (MPF) award for the Best Strategic Leadership. We made the shortlist on the strength of our gamified strategy communication concept, which we designed in-house. The MPF Awards is the only competition worldwide that highlights management’s contribution to strategy, leadership, the client experience and responsible business.

The MPF awards for excellence are given to honour and emulate those advisory firms across the professions that have been judged as being best managed. Castrén & Snellman was the only Finnish company that was shortlisted in its category. The other nominees for the Best Strategic Leadership award are:


The winners will be announced at the MPF Awards ceremony that will take place in London on 9 March 2016. Last year, our firm was nominated for the Best Managed National Firm Award.

MPF is an independent professional body committed to improving the effectiveness and professionalism of leadership and team collaboration at professional firms worldwide.

More information on the MPF Awards.

We would be happy to share our experiences of the use of gamification in strategy communication.

 

For more information, please contact: 
Heikki Ilvessalo

MPF Awards 2016

 

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