Wow, I can’t believe that HIP Strategic Consulting will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in October 2023. The concept behind HIP...

Like most small businesses, HIP Strategic Consulting has had to pivot during COVID-19. Thankfully, the pivot I chose to follow was one...

As I sit at my desk I am pondering many things related to the COVID-19 crisis. Among them is how will this situation impact my...

With summer upon us and networking in hiatus due to summer breaks, now is a great time to do some analysis and evaluation in relation to...

We often talk about trusting others; however, how often do we examine whether or not we trust ourselves? In my work with women...

As an entrepreneur and mother of two, I’ve occasionally complained that my life is out of balance; that I’m either doing so much family...

Working with non-profit leaders is rewarding and invigorating. It feeds my soul. These are my people. They are driven by their hearts and...

What is the difference between being a manager and a leader? And what do these differences mean to your business?[1] In more traditional...

I’ve spoken in the past about gremlins … those nasty monsters that sit on your shoulder and tell you what you cannot do. They tell you...

Creativity. Fun. Laughter. All are easy to lose in the day-to-day-busy-ness of our lives, particularly when we are entrepreneurs juggling...

I love that the sun is out and that the trees are showing the first buds of spring. It is energizing. April is also the month that I...

In my 20’s I had a friend who hosted an annual Winter Blues Party in February. We gathered at his home for a potluck meal, a fire, and...

I have long been a proponent of the power of food in creating connections, opening up doors, and breaking down barriers. Food is a...

When I started writing this article it was going to be about simplifying our work processes so that we could streamline our day to day...

How many times have you set a goal and not achieved it? I know I have – many times. And yet, I consider myself to be a strategic...

Part 2 of 2 Following up on some seeds planted in the last blog post, I want to continue to explore the idea of requirement versus...

Life is busy. Business is demanding. Rarely do I have make the time to pause and reflect; to watch or listen to something that might...

Do you ever feel like you are at the tipping point of achieving success? of realizing the goals you’ve been working so hard to get to?...

Over the past couple of years, life has thrown me several curve balls; curveballs that have stopped me in my tracks and forced me to...

For me, spring is a time of renewal. A time when the seeds (or in my case ideas) that I’ve planted throughout the year… begin to take...