Stay Conversations with Céline Crawford

What does it really take to create a workplace where people feel they belong and want to stay?

In this episode of Stay Conversations, Céline is joined by Danielle Kingdon, partner at Law Firm Osborne Clarke, to explore the intersection of employment law, inclusion and the human experience of work.

They talk about neurodiversity, reasonable adjustments, psychological safety and the role leaders and managers play in creating workplaces where people don't have to hide who they are to succeed.

Because compliance might set the standard but belonging is what makes people choose to stay.

Are we getting Gen Z wrong?

In this episode of Stay Conversations, Céline is joined by Alex Atherton, author of The Snowflake Myth, to challenge some of the stereotypes surrounding Gen Z and explore what their expectations of work can teach us about the workplace as a whole.

The conversation discusses resilience, feedback, flexibility, leadership and the reality of having four generations working side by side and ask whether some of the tensions we see between generations are really about generations at all.

Because perhaps Gen Z isn't the problem we need to solve. Perhaps they're telling us something about how work needs to evolve.

So, what makes people of every generation choose to stay?

In this episode of Stay Conversations, Celine is joined by Sophie Bryan to explore the Workplace Happiness Equation - How to belong without conforming and why creating a workplace where people thrive is about so much more than perks, ping-pong tables or the occasional wellbeing initiative.

They cover what happiness at work really means, the role leaders and managers play in creating the conditions for people to do their best work, and why trust, connection, purpose and belonging can have such a profound impact on how people experience work: also exploring the relationship between happiness and retention.

What does it really take to create a workplace where people are happy and want to stay?

What if the problem isn't where we work, but how we've designed work?

In this episode of Stay Conversations, Celine is joined by Lizzie Penny, co-author of the Sunday Times bestseller Workstyle, to explore how the way we work is changing and why organisations need to rethink work by design, not by default.

They explore who should take responsibility for creating better ways of working: individuals, managers or organisations, why getting this right is becoming a commercial imperative, not simply an employee experience conversation.

Because people don't necessarily leave organisations. Sometimes, they leave ways of working that no longer serve them. So what does it take to design work that people actually want to stay in?

When did you last feel truly seen and supported at work? This episode uncovers the invisible struggles around fertility, miscarriage, and reproductive health that many professionals face silently and shows how leaders can create a safe space for these vulnerable conversations. Join Celine Crawford (host) and guest Kali Crow, a senior HR leader and fertility advocate in the legal sector, as they break down the critical role of support, empathy, and thoughtful policies in retaining talent during life's most challenging moments. Kali shares her powerful personal story and her journey into coaching: transforming her pain into purpose to champion workplace inclusion for those fighting invisible battles.