
The Good Leadership Podcast · 2026-06-02 · 34 min
The hours are the same, or maybe fewer, but the work has gotten heavier. More context-switching, more overlapping priorities, more pings fracturing your attention. And a nagging sense that all the effort is producing diminishing returns. Melissa Swift has a name for what's happening and a framework for fixing it. In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast , Charles Good sits down with Melissa Swift, author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World . As a founder, CEO, and former leader at Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, Melissa offers a clearer way to think about what effectiveness truly requires. So if you're tired of running harder for less, listen in to discover what you should stop doing to get it back.