Peter Laughter

Storyteller – Speaker – Leveraging the power of narrative to drive change and humanize business by transforming the way we connect with talent

Humility is a great teacher.

Humility earned through arrogance is painful but nonetheless effective. I know this from experience.

As a leader of a recruiting firm, I was controlling, untrusting, and frightened. My behavior nearly cost me everything. Yet through a pivotal experience on a non-profit board, I witnessed something transformative: the power of collaborative leadership and conflict resolution.

We achieved outcomes no single faction could have accomplished alone. By listening to detractors not to convince but to understand, we turned critics into collaborators.

This lesson hit home when one of my employees challenged my boneheaded response to a crisis. Her simpler approach, which I resisted, proved far more effective. In that moment, theory collided with reality, showing me that intellectual understanding alone is never enough.

Leadership isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about creating conditions where great ideas thrive and others can step into leadership.

Today, as a keynote speaker and leadership transformation raconteur, I bridge the gap between organizational theory and practical implementation. Through award-winning storytelling as a three-time Moth Story Slam winner and TEDx speaker and evidence-based insights, I help executives navigate disruption by showing how leaders can:

Release the shackles of command-and-control
Access collective wisdom of their teams
Transform culture to thrive in rapid change

The stakes are immense:

77 percent of employees worldwide are disengaged, representing untapped potential
70 percent of digital transformations fail, wasting billions in lost innovation
Traditional leadership models cannot keep pace with AI-driven change, leaving teams struggling to adapt

All of this happens against the backdrop of a world on fire, where crises demand collaboration but we remain divided.

Organizations that embrace Abundant Leadership, where authority is distributed and decisions happen closer to the front lines, can:

Reduce overhead by 40 percent
Ramp up productivity
Drive sustainable innovation amid chaos

When collaboration becomes part of how we work, it spreads to our families, communities, and institutions, and eventually their politics ushering a better world for us all.

If you resonate with these ideas and want to explore how theory can become transformative reality in your organization, I would love to connect. Message me or copy this link to put your date on hold: peterlaughter.com/date-hold/

#LeadershipTransformation #FutureOfWork #OrganizationalChange #Innovation #Leadership #ExecutiveSpeaker

Founder & Talent Pied Piper

For two thirds of us, works sucks. It’s no wonder the world is in such bad shape – most of us spend a huge part of our waking lives doing something we barely tolerate. It doesn’t need to be this way. After 25 years in recruitment, I have an uncommon understanding of the psychology of hiring. What’s more, I know that your future is not dictated by your past. I love opening up joyous opportunities for people’s careers and helping them transition from a place of purpose and deep understanding.

Human Scaffold

Founder at Human Scaffold 🩺 Helping team-based Health Care Leaders to see more patients, get rave patient reviews and have a happy productive staff

Founder

National Sales Manager, Immunology

Product Manager, Immunology - Cimzia

Territory Manager - Cimzia

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)

Having taught 25 subjects in a variety of subject areas, my main areas of teaching interest are: science & drama.  During this time, extracurricular activities served as a great source of enjoyment and learning with high school students outside of the classroom.  Some of the highlights included: helping to start a cricket league as well as coaching duties which included a city championship, reviving the Barton Drama program highlighted by a win at the Sears Drama Festival for the first time in 22 years as well as multiple performances around the city of Hamilton, starting a small Motown-based musical ensemble and a drum crew that travelled and performed around Hamilton, starting clubs targetting anti-tobacco messaging to  youth, organizing multiple Talent Shows and Coffee Houses, multiple fundraising events for various school clubs, numerous trips field trips including New York City & Chicago, starting and maintaining a Walk-in Closet to provide clothing for under privledged students, attended leadership initiatives including multiple leadership trips to OELC, participated in numerous OSSTF activities which included acting as grievance rep.

Teacher

Schering Pharmaceuticals

Specializing in Rheumatology, I worked with physicians to improve their understanding of how and where Remicade would fit in with a treatment regimen for patients.  A strong working knowledge of Rheumatology and monoclonal antibodies along with a well developed ability to serve customers allowed me to consistently surpass forecasts each year.

Remicade Care Specialist

Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

ARE YOU A PHYSICIAN AND AN ENTREPRENEUR?

Perhaps you’re a visionary, and you would like to make an impact in medicine and not settle for the status quo.

You’ve built an awesome team-based medical practice so that you can help more patients by implementing your vision.

What’s holding you back?
-  Do you feel overwhelmed? - “Everyone wants a piece of me”
- Your clinic is non-stop - “We have no time to all get together to meet”
- You're out of options - “I want to be better but I’m out of ideas"

If so, I know these feel like problems, but I see them as OPPORTUNITIES!

Allow me to introduce myself... my name is Mike.  Nice to meet you!

ABOUT ME...
👨‍🏫 Award winning high school teacher,
📈Ex-Product Manager, National Sales Manager & Sales Rep,
🥁 Drummer,
🏕 Lover of nature,
👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Family guy.

I spent almost 15 years in Pharma and visited physicians across Canada as a rep, Product Manager and National Sales Manager.  

Sandwiched between these experiences was a 10 years stint as a high school science and drama teacher.

In each of these experiences, I wanted to help patients and students, but one thing stood in the way of making it easy: COMMUNICATION.

Believe me when I say that you CAN serve your patients, have an empowered staff and live the life you want!

WHAT CLIENTS SAY...

◈ "I highly recommend Human Scaffold if you are looking to enhance communication within your organization. The strategies are not only applicable to your workplace but can also be applied to your personal life."  - Roger

◈ “We have been working with Mike over the past year to improve our team dynamics in the journey to achieve Growth Mindset during this challenging time we are all in.  The Human Scaffold Experience is personalized to the group because Mike really takes the time to understand the needs of the group and tailor the workshops accordingly.  The sense of partnership is strong and that makes all the difference.:

◈ "If you are looking to improve collegiality, work culture and overall working efficiency, Human Scaffold should be at the top of your list! Thanks again for all your help!"  - Manjot

◈ "After the workshop, I reached out to Mike and he provided me with extra resources which I used to as a guide in a conversation about responsibilities with my colleagues. I would definitely recommend the Human Scaffold workshops for team building and team strengthening!" - Najma

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