HR Party of One
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Madeline Mann shares practical hiring and career insights, with a strong focus on recruiting quality, interview process design, and talent-market realities.
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Hiring & recruitment
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What a levels document is and how to build one
HR Party of One
May 2, 2023
Hiring & recruitment
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Processes & SOPs
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Three documents — scope, skills, salary — make up one levels framework
Transparent pay criteria directly increase employee trust and motivation
Building one requires C-suite, managers, and HR working together
How skip-level meetings work and when to use them
HR Party of One
April 18, 2023
Communication
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Management
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Employees speak directly with managers two levels above them
Miscommunicating purpose risks creating tension with skipped supervisors
Confidentiality and follow-up action plans are non-negotiable for success
Automation & tools
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Employee surveillance tools: benefits, challenges, and legal limits
HR Party of One
April 13, 2023
Automation & tools
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Compliance & regulation
8
Management
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Hidden surveillance destroys trust — transparency turns it into performance management
Federal law permits monitoring on work devices, not personal ones
Workers actively hack keyloggers; cheap tools can cost more in turnover
Hiring & recruitment
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Quiet hiring: filling roles without new headcount
HR Party of One
April 11, 2023
Hiring & recruitment
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Management
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Fill open needs using contractors or internal staff, not new hires
Economic uncertainty made quiet hiring spike sharply in 2023
Right framing turns reassignment into a career growth opportunity
AI tools & automation
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AI in HR: Practical benefits, risks, and tips for HR teams
HR Party of One
April 6, 2023
AI tools & automation
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Hiring & recruitment
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AI already screens resumes and runs automated interviews at scale
AI hiring tools selected 50% fewer Black applicants than humans did
Prompt AI to draft policies, then review — cuts legal costs significantly
Five HR strategies to avoid layoffs during economic downturns
HR Party of One
March 30, 2023
Management
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Cash flow management
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Remote workers face higher layoff risk due to proximity bias
Variable compensation lets payroll flex without cutting headcount
Restaffing after layoffs costs more than retaining through downturns
The four-day workweek: pros, cons, and alternatives for HR teams
HR Party of One
March 23, 2023
Management
9
Processes & SOPs
6
Work-life balance
5
The 40-hour week was a business decision, not an immutable standard
Hourly workers and seasonal demand make four-day weeks unworkable for many
Flexible hours and no-meeting days deliver similar retention gains at near-zero cost
What quiet quitting is and how HR can counter it
HR Party of One
March 21, 2023
Culture building
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Communication
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Burnout and unpaid extra workload turned disengagement into a movement
Low engagement directly correlates with measurable drops in productivity
Clear growth paths and communication are the antidote to quiet quitting
How to choose the right office perks for your team
HR Party of One
March 16, 2023
Culture building
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Hiring & recruitment
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Perks that go unused destroy trust faster than having none
Four questions reveal whether any perk is worth adding
If your perk champion leaves, the programme usually dies with them
Cash flow management
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HSA funds never expire: key differences from FSAs explained
HR Party of One
March 14, 2023
HSA funds roll over forever — no expiry, ever.
FSAs lose unspent money at year-end; HSAs don't.
Invest HSA balances to maximize long-term tax-free growth.
Compliance & regulation
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: what employers need to know
HR Party of One
March 7, 2023
Compliance & regulation
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Employers with 15+ staff must now accommodate pregnant workers by law.
FMLA's 50-employee threshold misleads many smaller companies into non-compliance.
Maternity leave is medical recovery — not vacation — set that expectation.
Office gossip vs strategic communication: a practical HR guide
HR Party of One
March 2, 2023
Communication
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Compliance & regulation
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HR holds more sensitive data — every casual word is a liability
Gossip = any talk not advancing organizational goals
Culture guides and official channels prevent rumor spread before it starts
Compliance & regulation
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Key HR compliance dates and observances for March
HR Party of One
February 28, 2023
Compliance & regulation
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Three overlapping filing deadlines hit in March — don't miss them
OSHA Form 300A due March 2nd for businesses with 10+ employees
ACA forms 1095-B and 1095-C must reach employees and IRS by month-end
Cash flow management
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How HR can help cut costs and beat the company budget
HR Party of One
February 23, 2023
Cash flow management
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Hiring & recruitment
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Taking recruiting in-house can drop cost-per-hire to zero
Unused software subscriptions are the easiest budget leak to fix
Budget savings give HR leverage to ask for a raise or promotion
Building an effective employee onboarding checklist
HR Party of One
February 21, 2023
Processes & SOPs
9
Hiring & recruitment
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Four essential components every onboarding checklist must cover
A step-by-step timeline from offer letter to first weeks
Why department-specific checklists prevent gaps and inconsistency