Given that attrition is one of the most important dynamics at play in the health of any organisation, it’s remarkable how few people can answer a simple question: Why do our people leave?

When collating data on female retention, have we overlooked a breakdown in trust between female employees and their employers? How does age and motherhood impact why women under-report how likely they are to leave? And what can we do about it?

Diversity and equity are important, but are they what matters most? Or is inclusivity and psychological safety more important? Can a lack of it in the workplace be lethal? In the case of NASA, it caused a space shuttle to fall out of the sky.