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The most radical and immediate impact of COVID-19 has been on people.

Sean Denham, Global Head of Business Services, reviews statistics from Grant Thornton’s most recent ‘International Business Report’ and questions how the coronavirus crisis will challenge or reinforce the five forces of change affecting professional service firms

Uncertainty is mounting for technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) businesses amidst a turbulent economic and political backdrop, according to the latest research from Grant Thornton. But with businesses in other industries increasingly looking to new technologies as the path to transformation, this is also a time of opportunity. So how can the TMT industry ride out the turbulence and thrive?

The workplace is evolving. The leadership skills that will be needed within the dynamic mid-market, and how organisations can stay competitive is changing.

Louise Willdridge, Asia Pacific network capabilities at Grant Thornton International, on why women need to be invited to the table – and the golf course.

Cathering Dahl, CEO and co-founder of accounting software provider Beanworks, argues the business case for gender diversity – and says those who don’t recognise it will be left behind.

Read the latest from Grant Thornton International's Women in business report. Josh Graff, LinkedIn UK country manager, believes that everyone should be invited to the board table, and given the chance to prove they belong, without bias or hindrance.

Seeing women leading the way, along with proactive mentors – both female and male – will help women step up into leadership roles, says Lorraine Lloyd-Thomas, managing director - Private Equity and M&A Practice, at Marsh.

Matiana Behrends, people management director for Grant Thornton Argentina, outlines the challenges faced by business women in the region.

Roland Dansell, partner assurance at Grant Thornton Sweden tells the story of his firm’s diversity journey.

Danica Murphy, CEO of Prism, a boutique business consultancy in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, answers our questions about opening up leadership opportunities to women

Janki Lalani Gandhi, managing director of Lincoln International LLC, on making investment banking a more attractive career for women.

Professor Claire Sae Won Kim, invited professor, Graduate School of Mass Communication and Public Relations, Konkuk University, and president of the Women’s Forum of Korea University, tells the story of her struggle to the top in Korea’s male-dominated media industry

Joy Burnford is the founder and director of My Confidence Matters, an organisation aimed at inspiring business women to become confident leaders. She shares her pioneering research into boosting women’s self-assurance at work.

Based on her own experience as partner in charge, tax, at Kevane Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico, María de los A. Rivera believes that removing gender bias at recruitment level helps businesses beat the competition.

Sue Cheng, partner of people and culture at Grant Thornton China, on how the firm is working to increase its female leadership.