When Social Media Humor Hits HR: Lessons, Risks, and Collaborative Conversations
In this session, we simply scroll and read. Together, we look at recent tweets from an official organization account and pause to notice what lands, what feels off, and what might quietly raise eyebrows inside HR or legal. There’s no verdict and no pile-on — just real-time commentary on tone, timing, humor, and how an organization’s voice shows up in public.
The goal isn’t to tell anyone what they should do. It’s to help listeners notice the grey areas, sit with the discomfort, and decide what conversations they need to have next — with HR, legal, comms, or leadership — before a situation escalates into something bigger.
This is a reflective walkthrough and a cautionary tale for any organization with a public-facing voice.
Leadership and Organizational Development
Alexia Georghiou is a keynote speaker, leadership educator and founder of the World Happiness Fellowship. She is Chief Editor of Happiness Driven Leadership and author of The Future of Work Is Human. In her live keynote, Happiness Is a Leadership Skill: The Human Advantage in the Age of AI, Alexia measures audience happiness in real time, turning an often subjective concept into a measurable leadership conversation. Her work explores the intersection of happiness, AI, leadership and the future of work, challenging leaders to consider the human experience alongside performance.
