Accuteque Blog
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20 years of Accuteque
Celebrating 20 years at Accuteque Our CEO and Founder, Caroline Patton reflects on the journey of the last 20 years and celebrating this amazing milestoneThe start of Accuteque When I first started in business the plan was to ‘make a difference’ leaving everyone that...
Balancing Fatherhood
Balancing Fatherhood We asked a few of our team what it has been like becoming a new father during the COVID pandemic and how has it changed approaches to work.Peter and Alex are two young fathers from the Patton Group of Companies. Peter is a Business Analyst in...
What leads to the Best Job?
Does Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose lead to the best job? Discussing what makes a job one of the best you have ever hadMichelle Prosser-Roberts explores what has led her to consider what the best job she's ever had has been and why.My son recently asked me about...
Working mums through the pandemic
Working Mums through the pandemic What has it been like being a working mum during the COVID pandemic?The steadfast approach of Mother's Day at Accuteque has made the team reflect on what role parenthood and work play together, and in particular how to get the balance...
A New Social Contracts Perspective
A New Perspective on Social ContractsHow I discovered social contracts Michelle’s recent discussion about Accuteque’s social contracts formation and writing process has made me reflect on my own introduction to our social contract. Having never heard of the...
Social Contracts
Social ContractsDo you have a social contract with your team or your workmates? If not, have you thought about creating one? Or are you on the fence? I am a big believer in Social Contracts and was thrilled to facilitate a new social contract for Accuteque recently....
Designing a Fit For Purpose Solution
Designing a fit for purpose solution Cloud Hosting and Business Continuity Recent outages on Amazon Web Services (AWS), have shown that hosting an application in the cloud does not guarantee any level of business continuity. Before we launch into complex (aka...
Taking Time Out
Taking Time OutIt’s the best medicine for mind, body and soulThe last two years have been a challenge for many, and with Christmas just around the corner it is important to look after yourself so that you can support others around you. Taking time out has been pushed...
Agile Cooking
What does your Cookbook look like? What type of cook are you? Do you prefer to follow a recipe step by step or do you create meals around a concept? Are you an experienced cook with many years of experience or are you at the beginning of your cooking journey? Or,...
Business Optimisation
Business Optimization Post a global pandemic In 2008 we saw the Global Financial Crisis and in 2020 we saw the global effects of a pandemic (COVID-19). Both external environmental impacts that rocked the world, our businesses, our livelihood and made us all take...