Grant and Graham Blog

Boardroom Blind Spots: Five Governance Gaps That Cost Companies Millions.

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

No board sets out to have governance failures. Yet the post-mortems of corporate crises consistently reveal the same patterns: information that did not reach the right people, risks that were acknowledged but not managed, and oversight mechanisms that existed on paper but not in practice.

What Is Growth as a Service (GaaS)? How Smart Businesses Are Winning New Markets in Europe Without Hiring a Full Sales Team

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:42:19 GMT

Growth as a Service — or GaaS — is one of the most practical models available to businesses that want to grow into new markets without the cost, time, and risk of building an in-house sales and business development function from scratch.

Transformation Without Disruption: Why Most Change Programmes Fail.

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

The statistics around business transformation have not changed in two decades. Roughly seventy per cent of change programmes fail to deliver their intended outcomes. The question worth asking is not why they fail — but why organisations keep repeating the same mistakes.

The Hidden Cost of a Bad Hire at Senior Level — And How to Avoid It.

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Every board has a story about the hire that looked perfect on paper. Impressive CV. Strong interview. Confident handshake. Six months later, the role is vacant again — and the damage runs deeper than anyone anticipated.

Most Companies Hire Interim Too Late. Here's When You Should Actually Call.

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:37:40 GMT

There is a pattern we see repeatedly across mid-market and enterprise organisations. A senior leader exits. The board deliberates. HR launches a search. Three months pass. Six months pass. By the time someone is in the chair, the damage is already done — missed targets, stalled projects, drifting teams.

The Execution Gap: Why Brilliant Strategies Fail

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:54:05 GMT

Every board has a strategy. Most of them are sound. The problem is not the plan — it is the distance between the plan and the result. That distance has a name: the execution gap. And it is where most organisational value is lost.

Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Freelancers in the Netherlands

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:33:11 GMT

Over the past decade, organisations across the Netherlands have increasingly relied on independent professionals (ZZP’ers) to bring flexibility, specialised expertise, and scalability into their operations.

The Companies That Will Win the Next 5 Years Aren’t the Biggest.

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:33:31 GMT

They’ll Be the Best Structured.

There was a time when scale alone created advantage.

Why Brand & Social Content Leadership Matters

queenie@grant-graham.co.uk (Queenie Cestaro) — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:09:56 GMT

Visibility Is the New Due Diligence

In every sector, the first assessment of a company no longer happens in a boardroom — it happens online. Before a conversation begins, clients, investors, and partners review your digital footprint. Your website, leadership presence, social channels, and content quality collectively signal operational maturity.

Your Cyber Risk Is Increasing — Whether You See It or Not

andrew@grant-graham.co.uk (Andrew Collins) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:26:13 GMT

IT Security & Penetration Testing

Practical Protection. Strategic Oversight. Real Risk Reduction.