Paul Williams

Collaborative working is an established feature of the public, business and third sector environments, but its effectiveness can be hampered by complex structural and personal variants. This original book explores the influence of agency through the role of individual actors in collaborative working processes, known as boundary spanners. It examines the different aspects of the boundary spanner's role and discusses the skills, abilities, and experience...

This simple story illustrates how companies can get out of control and lose focus as they grow. Told in the form of a parable, it draws parallels between a hedge and a company—the hedge becoming out of control with intertwined branches, and the company's efficiency and profits stifled by out of control people, processes, procedures and non value-adding activities. It deals simply, yet profoundly, with a whole range of issues that companies need...

On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law - and won. To the rest of the world he was an elusive criminal godfather called the Monk: an enigmatic criminal mastermind and the hunted leader of one side in the deadliest gangland feud in Irish criminal history. The latest book from Ireland's leading crime...

Today, little Pacey hears the five words he dreads the most. "Let's go to the dentist." The boy absolutely doesn't want to go, but after sitting in the chair and meeting Dr. Dennis, an incredible thing happens. He introduces him to his friends, Mr. Whistle and Mr. Bumpy, and the three of them go to work. In just a bit, little Pacey's sugar bugs are flying all around, hiding everywhere except in between his teeth. This exciting rhyming story will...

On June 26, 1996, an international outcry was heard over the assassination of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, gunned down by Ireland's most vicious gang. It was the first European case of what the police called "narco-terrorism," where drug syndicates use terror tactics against individuals and states to protect their interests. The hit would change European police tactics forever and make the law enforcement community realize that this problem was...

Business has been slow, which is never a good thing when you have bills to pay. It's much worse, when you owe money to the most notorious crime boss in San Francisco. So when, a beautiful anthropology professor walks into Gideon's office asking him to determine the whereabouts of an ancient artifact called the Horn of Ryujin, he naturally takes the case. Gideon is not the only one looking for the horn, and soon, mob-enforcers become the least of his...

Many Christians in the West sense that traditional Christian teaching is losing traction in the public square. What does faithful Christian witness look like in a post-Christian culture? Paul Williams, the CEO of one of the world's largest and oldest Bible societies, interprets the dissonance Christians often experience while trying to live out their faith in the 21st century. He provides constructive tools to help readers understand culture in myriad...

Dear Future Wife®, A Man's Guide and a Woman's Reference to Healthy Relationships provides couples and singles a peek into the minds of the opposite sex. In this emotionally, charged and insightful collection, Author and Therapist Bashea Williams pits readers face-to-face with often-complicated scenarios that can create communication breakdowns or bridges and how to navigate them. Written from the perspective of a man, yet considering the female...

Kermit and friends are on their way to Hollywood where Kermit is to star in a new movie. On their way they run into a man who wants to use Kermit for his deep-fried frogs legs commercials. Miss Piggy and Kermit end up falling in love.