Speciality Bites with
Paul Hargreaves
Chief executive of Cotswold Fayre
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2019: A year of change
21 January 2019 Speciality BitesWe are living in a time where our sociological, political, environmental and business environment are changing faster than ever before -
Why I wrote a book
14 January 2019 Speciality BitesThat's a question I asked myself when after many busy weeks running my company, Cotswold Fayre, I spent most weekends in the garden during summer 2018 furiously typing away on my laptop -
Time to reflect
03 January 2019 Speciality BitesMany people love the build-up to Christmas, and so do I. The build-up to the big day, the buying and wrapping of presents and going to a candlelit carol service are all part of an annual rhythm that resonates with... -
Taking Time Out
03 December 2018 Speciality BitesIn a week’s time I shall be walking along the banks of a river in India on a week’s retreat with some other UK business leaders. I know very little about the trip except that a friend has highly recommended it... -
Negotiation
19 November 2018 Speciality BitesI’m sure I’m not the only business person that has watched incredulously as this Brexit negotiation continues. Incredulous because of those who expected to get exactly what they want in a negotiation in which they hold none of the trump cards -
Appreciation
12 November 2018 Speciality BitesOn attending a performance in London’s West End this weekend and talking afterwards we were reflecting on what an unusual job it is being a stage actor. Working at night, spending hours each day being made-up and months of practice before... -
What’s changed in the last 20 years?
05 November 2018 Speciality BitesI am starting to think about how we celebrate 20 years of Cotswold Fayre next year. -
Consolidation Benefits the Planet
25 October 2018 Speciality BitesWe had a ‘first’ this week; a supplier announcing on social media that we had de-listed him. The announcement went as follows: “DE-LISTED NEWS! .. we’ve been dumped by COTSWOLD FAYRE ... long story short, it’s been like a marriage that’s... -
Live today and not for tomorrow
15 October 2018 Speciality BitesI spent much of the first few years of running my business half wishing I was doing something else -
What is work?
08 October 2018 Speciality BitesMost people view work as something they must do to pay the mortgage, their bills or feed the children, and then look forward to the rest of their lives when they can really enjoy themselves. This assumption underlines many...
