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An energising, funny talk on happiness at work. You get hands-on tools to keep thriving — and thrive even more. Can you look forward to Monday as much as Friday?
Thank God it's Monday is Martin Erichsen’s talk on happiness at work and workplace wellbeing. The talk is for teams, leaders and whole organisations — private and public. It lasts up to an hour. Martin gives it across Denmark and abroad — in Danish or English.
Imagine saying ‘Thank God it's Monday!’ A working week full of happiness at work, teamwork and psychological safety. This talk is about holding on to how well you thrive — and building on it. And about meeting the future with fresh energy and a good mood — whatever it brings.
About the talk in brief
We explore how a culture of trust strengthens thriving and happiness at work. Trust doesn’t have to take years. Researchers Meyerson, Weick and Kramer called it swift trust in 1996. You can decide to trust each other from now on — and back it up with how you act. The same goes for psychological safety, which Amy Edmondson put into words in 1999. It shows up every time you welcome a question, an idea or a mistake. Not over time. In every single conversation. It’s an easy decision, not a project.
So happiness at work and thriving aren’t something you wait for. They’re a positive spiral you can keep going — right now.
Want to build on it? See all talks on teamwork and the workshops on teamwork.
As a speaker, Martin combines humour, evidence-based research and experience from 3,000+ teams. The talk is adapted to you and your everyday life. So you can use the tools first thing Monday morning.
Not just a talk about happiness at work. A talk that makes it easy to keep the positive spiral going.
The quality of your mood equals the quality of the decisions you make every day
— Martin Erichsen
As a speaker, Martin is absolutely on a par with the very best we’ve had.
An outstanding performance — the right balance of humour and seriousness delivering razor-sharp points about teamwork.
Martin’s talk Thank God it's Monday reminded us how important it is to focus on the here and now rather than looking ahead and, say, looking forward to Friday and time off work.
There was a really good mood during his talk, which is about creating good teamwork in the workplace. I’ve also had very positive feedback afterwards.
We had a fantastic experience with Martin Erichsen’s talk on wellbeing and happiness at work, and we’ve had only positive feedback from participants.
There was a perfect balance of humour and seriousness, and everyone came away with something to think about — while the mood got a real lift.
Martin’s entertaining talks are relevant for the team, the leadership and the whole organisation.
Martin Erichsen’s talk on happiness at work is called Thank God it's Monday. It is about wellbeing, teamwork and psychological safety in the workplace. You get hands-on tools you can use first thing Monday morning.
The talk works as a session at a theme day, staff day or conference. It is for teams, leaders and whole organisations — private and public. Clients include Novo Nordisk, LEGO and DR. The talk works for groups from a single team to 1,500+ participants.
Martin Erichsen’s talk on happiness at work lasts up to an hour. The length is adapted to the programme for your theme day or staff day.
Yes. Humour is a core part of Martin Erichsen’s talk on happiness at work. The audience laughs while they think — and keeps thinking long after. That makes the points easy to remember.
The talk draws on broad research into happiness at work, motivation, teams and organisational psychology. Amy Edmondson’s research on psychological safety is central. Another example is swift trust (Meyerson, Weick and Kramer). The talk is adapted to each client, so the other research varies with your needs. Martin combines the research with 25 years of practice from 3,000+ teams.
Yes. Martin Erichsen gives the talk in Danish or English — across Denmark and abroad. In Danish it is called Gudskelov det snart er mandag. He has given talks in English for 180 employees at Rambøll, among others.
The talk gives inspiration and hands-on tools in up to an hour. A workshop goes deeper: you work on your own teamwork. Both are adapted to you and your everyday life.
Martin has given talks and workshops since 2001. He has inspired 200,000+ people from over 30 countries and worked with 3,000+ teams. Over 300 clients recommend him.
The price depends on length and number of attendees. Tell us a bit about your event in the contact form. You get an answer within one working day.
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