Behind the Best: Recent Episodes
Leigh Bester
A place where we unpack all things entrepreneurship, social development, social justice and leadership.
Behind the Best goes deeper into the lives of those creating positive change in their own lives and that of others through business and social programs. We aim at discovering what makes them tick and keeps them motivated through their challenges.
How do parenting styles and more widely accepted educational practices work together to traumatized children?
Join us as we discuss:
Teaching and learning in the modern-day classroom.
How do we make learning happen?
What are some of the hindrances for some students and how do we make adjustments for their learning?
Neurodiversity in the classroom?
Recommended Reading:
- The Coaching Habit-Michael Bungay Stanier
- The Loving Push-Temple Grandin
- Creating Trauma-Informed, Strengths-Based Classrooms- Tom Brunzell and Jacolyn Norrish
- The Whole Brain Child- Daniel J.Siegel, and Tina Payne Bryson
- The Parenting Map-Dr Shefali(Step by Step solutions to consciously create the ultimate parent-child relationship)
- Permission to Feel- Professor Marc Brackett (Unlock the power of emotions to help yourself and your child thrive)
- Together- Vivek.H. Murthy
I talk to poet, author, CEO of HCI Foundation and entrepreneur Jamala Safari about business in Africa. We discuss organizational intentions when it comes to social development and NGO's. A great chat about the untapped skills resource had by African youth and a hunger to create sustainable futures.
I talk to Matthew Raynard, owner and operator of Air Rite Airconditioning in the Unite Arab Emirates. Matt takes us through some of the important aspects on how to create a successful service delivery business, highlighting the importance of ones intentions and motivations.