Reading List

		Title and Author	Status	Rating
		The Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the Twenty-first Century by Parag Khanna	Currently reading	-
		Managing Successful Projects With Prince2 by Office of Government Commerce	Currently reading	-
		Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviorby Ori Brafman	Read	4.5/5.0 Great read about the subconscious decision making process and how to catch it. Filled with studies and scenarios that catch the essence of ‘What was he thinking?’
		When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris	Read	4.8/5.0 Quirky, very funny account of the authors life in short stories of all varieties.
		Ethics and Technology: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology by Herman T. Tavani	Read	3.5/5.0 More of a textbook than a interesting read. Covers many past, present and future issues of technology in a structured fashion.
		The Economic Naturalist: Why Economics Explains Almost Everything by Robert H Frank	Read	3.5/5.0 A compilation of student explanations of everyday quirks like why there at braille dots on drive up cash machines.
		The Culture Code: An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do by Clotaire Rapaille	Read	4.6/5.0 In depth look at consumer behaviour worldwide that baffles modern convention.
		Liar’s Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street by Michael Lewis	Read	4.5/5.0 Great first hand account of a rookie trader in the 80s junk bond market and eventual collapse.

Projects

Adult Education E-commerce Instructor: May 2008 – March 2009

Many small businesses know the need to get online, and not just an informational website. They know that there is chance for expansion, marketing and better quality customer service available online. The problem is that is not their specialty. In an effort to help local small businesses expand their reach without ruining their budgets, non profit Discovery World asked me to develop and lead a three day intensive course to get local small business owners off the ground into electronic commerce. We covered everything including: Google Adwords, Twitter, E-mail Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Supply Chain Management and Social Media Customer Service. It so successful that the program was laucnhed again within 60 days.

If you are interested in developing a similar program for your organization or business please contact me at benjamin[at]benjaminroyce.com