When “someone’s job” stops being a governance model
For the first few years, governance happens through people. Sarah handles customer data. James owns infrastructure security. When something needs […]
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Governance isn’t paperwork – it’s how decisions survive scrutiny
Governance only becomes visible when someone asks “why did you decide that?” Until that moment, it’s background. It’s how things
Why governance breaks when companies scale past “everyone knows”
For the first year or two, governance doesn’t feel like a thing you need. Everyone knows what everyone else is
The moment external scrutiny changes everything
For a long time, trust was enough. Your customers knew you. Your partners believed in you. When someone asked about
Structure doesn’t kill culture. Confusion does.
There’s a persistent belief that structure and culture are opposed. That adding process means losing agility. That governance is what
When “someone’s job” stops working
For the first few years, it was obvious whose job everything was. Sarah handled customer onboarding. James owned infrastructure. When
People don’t ignore policy. They optimise around it.
This isn’t a training problem. It’s a design problem. When someone bypasses a security control, the instinct is to assume
Attendance is not competence
Your training dashboard shows 96% completion. Your audit report notes that mandatory security training is complete for the year. Your
Why annual training is security theatre
Every November, it arrives. The email. The reminder. The twelve-month countdown has expired, and it’s time once again to complete
Good-enough supplier assurance for SMEs
Most guidance on supplier risk management was written for enterprises with procurement teams, dedicated vendor risk managers, and budgets for