chriswarren 
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The 'Garden of Ireland', in Ireland's beautiful County Wicklow, is home to Chris Warren, author of Randolph's Challenge. And what better environment to stimulate a fantasy story set in a medieval world.
"I only need to look out of the window and I'm immediately transported to the world of Randolph," says Chris. "The lush rolling hills of Wicklow, the picture-postcard villages, the love of song and rhyme, and the friendliness and personal loyalty that characterise the Irish community and traditions - these are just some of the things that have inspired me in the writing of the first book of the Randolph's Challenge trilogy."
However, these are not the only components that have formed a firm foundation for the content and the context of the book. Chris has travelled to many parts of the world not visited by the average person. The islands of Lake Victoria, the Sudanese desert, the forested hills of Timor Leste are just a few of the less usual places from which other aspects of the Randolph story have been drawn. These experiences, backed by a significant professional career in Human Resource Management and Organisational Development have lent an in-depth understanding of the nature of the relationship of people with each other, and with life generally, adding a certain familiarity and credibility to the characters who journey with Randolph through his adventures and his learning experiences.
Born in Essex, England Chris has been an Irish resident for the last 17 years. Chris has previously published non-fiction with Kogan Page. Now, Randolph's Challenge, Chris's first foray into fiction publication, heralds the start of a new and exciting career. The second book of the trilogy, A Wizard's Lot is currently in preparation.
The Recruitment and Selection Process
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Interviewing, in one form or another, is one of the most commonly used techniques in recruitment and selection of employees. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most subjective, and HR professionals constantly strive to increase objectivity of the selection process. One way of increasing objectivity is through application of
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Managing Personal Stress in the Workplace
by chriswarren | in Culture & Society > General
This article examines: A general background to the issue of stress, the impact of the workplace on personal stress, the impact of personal stress on the workplace, the impact of the working environment on stress, where responsibility lies and some stress management techniques.
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Strategic Performance Management Partnership - performance management in action
by chriswarren | in Business & Finance > Management
Chris Warren looks at the first steps of how HR and, specifically, Training and Development Departments can practically fulfil their responsibility to give professional guidance and support to job holders, line mangers, and Directors in the implementation of a Performance Management Process that will work.
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Distance Management - why it is difficult
by chriswarren | in Business & Finance > Management
Chris Warren looks at the problems of management in geopgraphically diverse organisations and why this can project busunesses into a trajectory of decline.
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HR - Who owns it?
by chriswarren | in Business & Finance > Management
Chris Warren looks at one or two of the issues behind why HR is still one of the less loved functions within many organisations
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Noddy is alive and well and living in Dublin
by chriswarren | in Art & Entertainment > Literature
An article examining the amazing success of author Enid Blyton and the 60th anniversary of her Noddy character.
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Power Writing - using words to create emotion
by chriswarren | in Art & Entertainment > Literature
An article examining how writers might better introduce powerful emotional experience and feeling into their writing to enable readers to identify and engage with a situation or scenario.
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Power Writing - using words to raise emotions
by chriswarren | in Hobbies & Crafts > General
This article discusses how writers can create power in their writing, by using words alone, to trigger a reader to use personal memory of some or all five senses to identify with a situation or scenario.
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