Stay CONVERSATIONS · EMPOWERED BY FERTIFA
Why do great employees stay and why do they leave?
Stay Conversations brings senior people leaders together for honest, practical discussions about building workplaces where every generation can thrive.
THE Episodes
From invisible health journeys to the age of AI, Stay Conversations is about retaining high-performing people
In today’s multi-generational workforce, where one in four of us is also part of the sandwich generation, expectations around work, culture, and leadership are evolving faster than ever. In each episode, Céline is joined by senior leaders and people pioneers to explore what it really takes to build workplaces where people can thrive and choose to stay.
EPISODE 01 · 43 MIN
Intentional workplace design in the age of AI
With Lizzie Penny, Sunday Times bestselling co-author of Workstyle
What if the problem isn’t where we work, but how we’ve designed work? Explore autonomy, human-centred work and why better workplace design is now a commercial imperative.
Listen to the episode →EPISODE 02
The Snowflake Myth: Gen Z and how to retain them
With Alex Atherton, author of The Snowflake Myth
Are we getting Gen Z wrong? Céline and Alex challenge stereotypes and discuss resilience, feedback, flexibility and leadership across four generations at work.
Listen to the episode →EPISODE 03
Fertility in the workplace: invisible journeys
With Kali Crow, senior HR leader and fertility advocate
A candid conversation about fertility, miscarriage and reproductive health - and how empathy, safe conversations and thoughtful policies can help retain talent through life’s most challenging moments.
Listen to the episode →EPISODE 04
The workplace happiness equation
With Sophie Bryan, Chief Workplace Specialist
Happiness at work is about more than perks. This conversation looks at trust, connection, purpose and belonging and the role leaders play in creating the conditions for people to thrive.
Listen to the episode →ABOUT THE HOST
Céline Crawford
Director of People and Operations at Fertifa
Connect with Céline on LinkedInCéline is on a mission to spark honest, practical conversations about how organisations engage and retain high-performing talent across a multi-generational workforce. Her passion for human capital challenges - particularly those women face - is shaped by her own experience of pregnancy loss and a determination to help workplaces turn empathy into meaningful action.
ABOUT THE GUESTS
Kali Crow
A senior HR leader, fertility advocate and coach who champions inclusion for people navigating invisible reproductive-health journeys.
Lizzie Penny
Co-author of the Sunday Times bestseller Workstyle and a leading voice on autonomy, flexible work and designing work around people.
Sophie Bryan
Chief Workplace Specialist focused on the conditions that create happiness, belonging, trust and sustainable performance at work.
the numbers
Health challenges don’t stay outside the workplace
When people don’t have the right support, the impact shows up in engagement, absence, productivity and retention - creating avoidable cost for organisations.
38%
Fertility and retention
of people experiencing fertility challenges considered leaving their job.
30%
Menopause and careers
have considered leaving their job because of menopause symptoms.
45%
Neurodiversity and belonging
of neurodivergent employees have left a role after being misunderstood.
57%
Parenting and turnover
of working mothers leave within two years of giving birth.
Sources: Fertifa & Fertility Network UK workplace fertility survey; Fertifa’s 2024 workplace menopause survey; National Autistic Society data cited by Fertifa; Fertifa parental-support analysis.
FROM awareness TO ACTION
Build a workplace people choose to stay in
If you are looking to discuss implementing clinically-led healthcare support for your employees, get in touch with the Fertifa team.
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