People

Great efforts are made to develop the professional lives of the people who work for the member firms of Grant Thornton International. Leaders should emerge from every level of the business.

Secondments
Everyone working for a Grant Thornton International member firm needs to have a global perspective. It's the direction in which all the member firms are set. Secondments provide an exciting way for individuals to gain deeper local expertise in an international context.

This applies not just to partners. Managers and other personnel are also encouraged to enhance their skills and experience by taking secondments overseas with other Grant Thornton member firms.

You can read about some individual experiences of international secondments here:
International secondments - gaining a global perspective
Kick-starting a career

Partner development
A great strength of Grant Thornton member firms is the quality and day-to-day involvement of their partners. This is an important part of the organisation's ethos. Over the last four years the main channel for partner development has been the International Partners' Development programme. This brings together high-calibre young individuals from the international network on a leadership building exercise. From this will come the next generation of international leaders.

Find out more about the International Partners' Development Programme from some of the participants:
Jeanette Hern
Sinead Donovan