Work Hard Laugh Harder-A Half-Day Summit for HR and People Leaders

How do we make work feel more human—without turning every meeting into group therapy?

Employee stress is high. Engagement is difficult to sustain. Leaders are being asked to create connection, psychological safety, productivity, belonging, and well-being—often while navigating constant change themselves.

And another PowerPoint presentation about “the importance of engagement” probably isn’t going to solve it.

Work Hard Laugh Harder is an intimate, interactive half-day summit created for HR professionals, People and Culture leaders, learning and development specialists, employee experience professionals, team leaders, and anyone responsible for helping people thrive at work.

This is not a traditional conference where you sit quietly while someone reads bullet points from a screen.

You will participate, exchange ideas, meet other workplace leaders, experiment with practical tools, and explore how connection, laughter, play, and human-centered leadership can improve the everyday employee experience.

During this experiential gathering, we will examine:

• How chronic stress affects communication, creativity, trust, and collaboration
• What leaders can do in the first few seconds of a difficult workplace moment
• Practical ways to strengthen connection and psychological safety
• How laughter and appropriate workplace humor can help teams reset
• Why traditional employee-engagement efforts often fail to create lasting change
• How to design meetings, training, and team experiences people genuinely want to join
• Small workplace practices that can produce meaningful cultural shifts

You will leave with:

• Practical stress-reset activities you can use immediately
• Ideas for creating more engaging meetings and learning experiences
• Simple techniques for strengthening trust and team connection
• New perspectives from other HR and People professionals
• A personal action plan for making your workplace more human
• New professional relationships—and possibly several people who understand why “one more employee survey” is not always the answer

This experience is designed for:

• Human Resources professionals
• People and Culture leaders
• Employee engagement and employee experience professionals
• Learning and Development professionals
• Organizational development practitioners
• Leadership coaches and consultants
• Managers and team leaders
• Executives responsible for workplace culture and well-being

The morning will combine:

• An interactive opening keynote
• Facilitated table conversations
• Short practical learning sessions
• Structured networking
• Experiential workplace activities
• A collaborative action lab
• Coffee, refreshments, and a light lunch

You will not be asked to fall backward into the arms of your colleagues.

Probably.

Stefano Iaboni is a professional speaker, experiential facilitator, and lifelong performer who helps organizations use laughter, connection, and practical stress-reset tools to build healthier and more engaged workplaces.

After nearly three decades of performing comedy around the world, Stefano now combines storytelling, physical comedy, workplace learning, and audience participation to create professional-development experiences people actually remember.

His work is practical, highly interactive, and built around a simple belief:

When people feel safe enough to laugh, participate, and be human, they connect more deeply—and work better together.

The Human Workplace Lab is intentionally limited to approximately 45 participants.

This smaller format allows everyone to participate, meet other attendees, and leave with more than a tote bag and a collection of business cards they will rediscover six months later.

Reserve your seat and join a room full of people working to make the workplace more connected, engaging, and human.