Small is the New Big: Practical Steps to Cultivating Joyful Teams
An evening of inspiration, provocation, laughter, and immediately useful ideas on how to harness the small stuff to create joyful culture
Date and time
Location
Pushkin House
5a Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2TA United KingdomLineup
Agenda
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Welcome & Pre-event Mingling
6:45 PM - 6:50 PM
Event Kick-off and Welcome
6:50 PM - 7:10 PM
Activating Joy: How Small, Intentional Actions Build Better Working Lives
Beth Stallwood
7:10 PM - 7:30 PM
The Joyful Power of Small Stuff: Micro-behaviours as Culture Catalysts
Sarah Langslow
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Fireside Chat & Audience Q&A (without an actual fire!)
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Networking and Joyful Conversations
Good to know
Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Refund Policy
About this event
Feeling the pressure of expectations flying at you from every direction? You’re not alone. But here’s something powerful: joy and resilience at work aren’t about waiting for perfect conditions – they’re about intentionally shaping the conditions you have.
Join Beth Stallwood, creator of "WorkJoy," and Sarah Langslow, author of "Do Sweat the Small Stuff," for a refreshingly practical and uplifting evening designed specifically for busy leaders like you.
This isn’t another coping strategies session or a reminder of how challenging the world can be. Instead, it's a hands-on, joyful exploration of the tiny, yet transformational actions you can take every day. Learn how deliberately cultivating small moments of joy and consciously paying attention to micro-behaviours can shift the culture around you, helping you and your teams thrive, even amidst uncertainty and change.
Together, Beth and Sarah will guide you through:
- Why joy at work isn’t fluffy, it’s essential fuel for sustainable resilience and performance, as well as being culture-building gold-dust.
- How sweating the small stuff, the conversations, habits, and daily interactions, can become your best tool for creating joyful, high-performing teams.
- Practical, real-world strategies to infuse your leadership approach with intentional joy, helping your team feel energised, connected, and purposeful – no matter what pressures come your way.
Expect inspiration, provocation, laughter, and immediately useful ideas. If you want to move beyond simply getting by and start intentionally shaping a workplace culture where everyone (including you!) can thrive, this evening is for you. Join us to transform pressure into possibility and discover how small, joyful actions create big, lasting impacts.
You'll walk away with:
- A refreshed, optimistic understanding of joy as an intentional leadership strategy
- A practical toolkit of small, impactful actions proven to create joyful workplace cultures, resilience, and performance boosts.
- Immediate strategies for positively shifting team culture, reducing overwhelm, and proactively managing pressures.
- Inspiration, connection, energy, and motivation to confidently shape better working environments – right from the next day.
And because joy deserves celebrating, your ticket also includes a glass of something bubbly (non-alcoholic fizz also available) and delicious nibbles as we mingle and connect at the end of the evening – plus, of course, all the brilliance of Beth and Sarah live in the room.
There will be copies of both WorkJoy and Do Sweat the Small Stuff on sale on the night. Already know you’d like one (or both!)? Add them when you book your ticket to secure an exclusive discounted price and guarantee your signed copy is waiting for you to take home, ready to spark even more joy and inspiration.
Frequently asked questions
If you're a senior manager, department head, or team leader who interacts closely with people and teams every day, this is for you. And it is for anyone who wants practical, realistic tools to foster joy, resilience, and effectiveness, amongst daily pressures and uncertainties.
Your ticket gets you entry and includes a glass of bubbly and a few nibbles during networking. You can also add a copy of WorkJoy and/or Do Sweat the Small Stuff, which can be collected on the night. If you buy these with your ticket you will access a specially discounted price!
The nearest tube stations are Holborn (Picadilly/Central lines) and Tottenham Court Road (Northern/Central/Elizabeth lines). There are also plenty of local buses, please see TFL for more information. Parking is available at NCP Bloomsbury Square, if needed.
Yes! And, if you already know you might want one (or both), you can buy one as part of your ticket. This will get you the best value, and will ensure we have a copy there with your name on it.
If you've ordered one or both books with your ticket, they will be ready and waiting for you to collect on the night, and Beth and Sarah will add personalised dedications if you wish.