From Daughter to Woman: Revolutionising Leadership and Childhood Anxiety with Kim McCabe

About this episode

Kim McCabe discusses her leadership journey and offers insights on childhood anxiety and creating a positive workplace culture.

Kim McCabe, is the founder of Rights for Girls and author of From Daughter to Woman . In this episode, Kim shares her journey as a leader, with your hosts, Maureen and Henry, discussing how embracing vulnerability and psychological safety transformed her organisation's culture. Kim also reveals how the alarming rise of anxiety and depression among young girls, advocates for restricting children's smartphone use, and offers practical parenting tips focused on unconditional love and confidence-building. Kim also provides some actionable workplace guidance, including the benefits of flexible hours and celebrating mistakes as learning opportunities. Kim's tips for a happy workplace: Pause before anything important Let everyone choose their own hours Hope to make everyone feel like they belong Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Kim's book From Daughter to Woman : Parenting girls safely through their teens Rites for Girls Happy Workplace

People in this episode

Hosts: Maureen Egbe, Henry Stewart

Guest: Kim McCabe

Topics covered

• leadership
• childhood anxiety
• vulnerability
• psychological safety
• parenting
• workplace culture

Keywords

• leadership
• anxiety
• parenting
• psychological safety
• workplace culture
• flexible hours
• unconditional love

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rights for Girls

Books & works: From Daughter to Woman

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