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?
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Work today can be a confusing, stressful mess. 

But it doesn’t have to be.

How We Do It

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.

“Whether you're seeking to make bold shifts across your organization to attract and retain the talent you crave, or small-but-mighty alterations to make your team happier and more productive, Swift supplies paths to action backed by humanity and data alike."

―Alex Triantis, Dean, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

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.

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Resources

Melissa's Insights in the
MIT Sloan Management Review

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.

When Team Accountability Is Low: Four Hard Questions for Leaders

Tough talk will not solve the problem of people who don’t take accountability for their actions. Rather, a leader must identify what’s stopping people from behaving better — and take a look in the mirror.

“Whether you're seeking to make bold shifts across your organization to attract and retain the talent you crave, or small-but-mighty alterations to make your team happier and more productive, Swift supplies paths to action backed by humanity and data alike."

―Alex Triantis, Dean, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

EFFECTIVE

How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World


New pragmatic strategies and data-driven frameworks to develop the capability and improve the effectiveness of leaders and teams in a complicated and ever more challenging modern workplace.

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EFFECTIVE

How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World


New pragmatic strategies and data-driven frameworks to develop the capability and improve the effectiveness of leaders and teams in a complicated and ever more challenging modern workplace.

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Media

Interviews and Discussions
with Melissa

THE NEW YORK TIMES

How do you hold a star athlete accountable? We asked those who have tried (and failed)

A situation with the Memphis Grizzlies underscores one of coaching's eternal questions: What is the best way to hold a player accountable?

BUSINESS INSIDER

How companies can RTO without sparking awave of resignations and a surge in quietquitting

RTO policies often take a hit on employees' motivation andmorale, but it doesn't have to be that way.

BUSINESS INSIDER

CEOs are trying to warn you: Use AI or else

Andy Jassy says that AI will take some jobs, while addingothers. His memo is a warning to workers.