Heather Dugan is a freelance writer/photographer and voice-over/on-camera talent with an international business clientele who specializes in spotlighting the inspiring and often humorous elements of business, family and travel. Her articles and photos can be found on various corporate and travel sites and via links on her Heather Dugan Creative. She can be seen and heard in radio/TV commercials, e-Learning, corporate training and PR videos and as an annoying phone voice telling you when you've misdialed.
What to Do When Returning to the Workforce Wreaks Havoc at Home
It doesn’t take much to nudge a little guilt loose, does it? But eventually a happy middle ground featuring mutual understanding and acceptance will emerge, giving you both the option to live happily ever after. Read more...
11 Ways to Raise Employable Kids
Family togetherness is a wonderful thing, until your thirty-year old starts sending drink orders from the basement and commenting at breakfast that it "sure would be nice" if you’d remember to use fabric softener on his t-shirts. Toddlers … Read more...
When Work Interferes with Marriage & Motherhood
Well-meaning grandmotherly types may tell you these are the best years of your life. Perhaps so, but that probably isn’t your first thought when your darling is the tantrum-throwing entertainment of Register #8. Motherhood is labor … Read more...
Moms & the Art of Delegation
Many moms think they have to do everything or nothing will get done. But learning how to effectively delegate tasks is a skill moms can use both in and outside of the home. Read more...
12 Ways Working Moms Can Rebalance Work & Life
Outside the vacuum-sealed fluorescent-lit corridors and beyond the pitted asphalt of the remote parking lot, it shimmers with vague yet enticing promises of renewal and restoration -- home. And so you press forward, one patent-pumped … Read more...
How Can Busy Parents Get Ahead at Work?
Q: Hello, you don't know me, but I saw your profile on Salary.com. You look so happy in your picture and I would love to see myself so accomplished in the near future! Do you have any advice for a hard working creative woman like me? I've … Read more...
12 Intangibles to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer
You finally have the formal job offer in hand. But wait! Suddenly, out of nowhere, that long-shot interview you went on paid off. Now you've got not one, but two job offers in hand and you need to make a decision. Granted we're talking … Read more...
13 Things Your Smartphone Can Teach You
Back in the dark ages when cells were molecular and phones were for spoken communication, it may not have been simple but it was predictably segmented. Tasks were sequential, not simultaneous. People could disappear for minutes at a time … Read more...
13 Tips to Make the Most of Your Commute
It is the solid white line between work and the rest of your life. The daily two-part trek that either bookends your workday with orderly support or allows it to spill outside of its designated boundaries. Your commute. The most public … Read more...
Do Not Click This Link -- 14 Ways to Manage Distractions at Work
Offices -- whether in a traditional setting or at home -- are rife with distractions. From annoying coworkers to tasks left undone, there is no shortage of ways to get sidetracked. And while you can't escape all of them, there are ways to … Read more...
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