Heidi Isern
HEIDI · ISERN
writer. thinker. whiskey drinker.
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Frenzy ≠ Productivity: What I learned by saying “no”

Frenzy ≠ Productivity: What I learned by saying “no”

Dec 18, 2025 | Life Hacks

At IDEO, we were often told to resemble ducks. No matter how hard we were paddling underwater, we should look serene and glide gracefully above the surface where everyone could see us. Was I tried to look serene but was still the frenetic duck. My wings thrashing, my...
Bringing Your ‘Whole Self’ To Work?!

Bringing Your ‘Whole Self’ To Work?!

May 14, 2013 | Career

Remember when we were encouraged to leave our personal lives at home and be ‘just business’ in the workplace?  That notion is dying…there is a new calling to be 100% OURSELVES 100% of the time.  The Past Once upon a time in a consulting world far far...