Work made effective.
Anthrome Insight brings pragmatic solutions to critical questions:
- What makes people great at what they do?
- What forces hold people back from being amazing at work?
- How can we create sustainable, healthy productivity?
Work today can be a confusing, stressful mess.
But it doesn’t have to be.
When we understand what makes us effective – and can combat the forces that limit our effectiveness – we can reach a healthy equilibrium where business moves at pace while people thrive.
Anthrome Insight gives organizations the data- and evidence-led tools to do so—from energizing keynotes to action-oriented workshops to individual coaching to custom, data-driven enablement at scale across populations.
It’s wild out there. But we can help make you effective.
About Melissa
Melissa Swift is a leading voice on how organizations, teams, and individuals can succeed in an ever more challenging world of work. As founder and CEO of Anthrome Insight, she is a practicing consultant and keynote speaker helping organizations with data-driven views and concrete actions to shape a productive future in chaotic times. She has held consulting leadership roles at Capgemini, Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, and is the author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World and Work Here Now: Think Like a Human and Build a Powerhouse Workplace.
Resources
Melissa's Insights in the
MIT Sloan Management Review
How to Slay the Chaos Dragon
Don’t let chaos destroy your team. Take these steps to help people survive it better.
Your People Are Not All Right
It’s not your imagination: Your team’s mental well-being is under attack from uncertainty. Leaders must learn to read important cues and find ways to help.
Handle the Corporate Heat Like an Actual Firefighter
Many leaders think they’re great at battling corporate fires. The truth? There’s much to learn about planning, roles, tools, and communication from real firefighters.
How Leaders Fight Back Against Overwork
Mindfulness will get you only so far when you’re drowning in work. Consider these surprising lessons from busy leaders who’ve found strategies that work.
Media
Interviews and Discussions
with Melissa
FASTCOMPANY
Canva only hires people with these 2 traits—why they matter amid the AI shift
The company’s chief people officer said there are two human attributes every employee needs to succeed.
BUSINESS INSIDER
The subtext of Robinhood's layoff memo: It's not us, it's you
Robinhood has a message for workers losing their jobs: The company isn't struggling. You are. That's the crux of Tuesday's layoff memo from the CEO of the trading platform. It's the latest example of a high-profile company trimming head count while simultaneously saying it's doing well.
FORBES
Boring Is Brilliant: The Surprising Secret To Peak Performance
The modern workplace has never felt more frantic—or more fragile. Professionals toggle between apps thousands of times a day, can't escape the pull of relentless notifications, and measure their worth in calendar density and email volume.
FAST COMPANY
5 counterintuitive tips for working more effectively
We can work more effectively and with a lot less frustration.
TIME
How to Address Employee Stress When There’s a New Crisis Every Day
Today’s workforce is already stressed by an uncertain economy, a paralyzed job market, and the threat of AI-related displacement. Add a growing childcare crisis and rising healthcare costs
