Misti Mowery
Misti Mowery is the founder of Neutral Ground Partners, a San Diego-based fractional HR firm providing HR consulting and workplace dispute resolution for employers and employees across California. She brings 25+ years of senior HR experience across employment law compliance, workplace investigations, employee relations and dispute resolution.
AI Governance in HR
A year ago, most HR teams asked one question: should we use AI at all? Most HR teams have settled that question by now. So, the conversation has moved on. ...
How Fractional HR and Dispute Resolution Work Together to Protect Growing Businesses
Most growing businesses wait until conflicts explode before seeking help. That approach invites costly risks and damages culture. Combining fractional HR with ...
Two Sides of One Shield: How Fractional HR + Dispute Resolution Protect Growing Businesses
Most growing businesses hit a wall when HR issues start eating up time and money. You want solid support without the cost of a full HR team, but patching ...
Prevention + Resolution: How Fractional HR and Dispute Resolution Protect Growing Businesses
Most growing businesses face conflicts that drain time and money long before they reach a breaking point. Fractional HR combined with dispute resolution stops ...
When You Feel HR Has Dismissed Your Complaint
A senior executive called us last year as a last resort. For months, she had raised concerns about ongoing inappropriate behavior from leadership at her ...
Paknad Ruling – 2026
What California HR Leaders Need to Know A few years ago, a client asked me to review a workplace investigation that had been conducted by their attorney and ...
Prevention + Resolution: Why Growing Businesses Need Fractional HR with Built‑In Dispute Resolution
Most growing businesses treat HR and dispute resolution as separate headaches. That split leaves you scrambling when conflicts arise, risking costly delays and ...
What the EEOC Harassment Guidance Rescission Means for Small Businesses
EEOC Harassment Guidance Is Gone Now What? A client called me in early February, about three weeks after the headlines broke about the EEOC rescinding its ...
How Small Businesses Accidentally Trigger Retaliation Claims After an HR Complaint
The Retaliation Trap How Small Businesses Accidentally Trigger Retaliation Claims A few years ago, I worked with a nonprofit that found itself in the middle of ...
How To Negotiate a Severance Package Before You Sign Anything
How to Negotiate a Severance Package Before You Sign Anything She called me on a Thursday afternoon, about two weeks after she had been laid off. Her voice was ...