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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Compliance & regulation

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When and how to create a workplace personal device policy

HR Party of One June 6, 2024


Compliance & regulation 9
Processes & SOPs 6
  • Average employee loses five hours a week to phone use
  • Complete bans can block safety alerts and cost lives
  • Policy strictness should match your industry's actual risk level

Communication

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How HR should handle political discussions during election season

HR Party of One June 4, 2024


Communication 8
Compliance & regulation 7
  • Banning political talk backfires — it drives resentment or underground conflict
  • Private employers aren't bound by the First Amendment, but state laws vary
  • Most states require voting leave; review your policies before election season

Communication

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HR professional image and boundaries when transitioning into the role

HR Party of One May 30, 2024


Communication 9
Management 7
  • Promoted into HR internally? You must now create distance from existing friendships.
  • Your words carry organisational weight — casual comments get hyperanalysed.
  • Company happy hours: leave early or skip entirely.

Communication

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How to handle awkward hygiene and conduct conversations at work

HR Party of One May 23, 2024


Communication 9
  • Lead with care, not complaints — frame issues as supportive check-ins.
  • Never name who complained; protect sources in every sensitive conversation.
  • Bad breath and body odour can be medical — never assume poor hygiene.

Processes & SOPs

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Three tricks to manage accounts payable more effectively

HR Party of One May 16, 2024


Processes & SOPs 9
Accounting basics 7
  • Build your AP process as if an audit is always imminent.
  • Push expense accountability down to team managers, not just HR.
  • Fewer payment methods and centralised credentials prevent most AP errors.

Processes & SOPs

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How to implement your organisation's first HRIS

HR Party of One May 9, 2024


Processes & SOPs 9
Management 6
  • Treat implementation like PB&J instructions — detail gaps cause failures
  • Poor customer service is the most damaging HRIS pain point
  • Structure rollout across three phases: before, during, and after

Resilience & grit

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FLSA duties test: exempt vs non-exempt employee classification

HR Party of One May 7, 2024


Resilience & grit 9
Identity & self-belief 8
Motivation 5
  • Misclassification can trigger double back pay if a court rules it intentional.
  • Exempt salary threshold raised to $1,059/week — six categories must each meet separate criteria.
  • Shipcom paid what was owed but still lost in court, paying double.

Hiring & recruitment

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Coaching Gen Z employees for success in your organization

HR Party of One May 2, 2024


Hiring & recruitment 8
Management 7
  • The pandemic wiped out formative workplace-readiness experiences for Gen Z.
  • Entry-level is a measure of experience, not a title — and experience is earned.
  • Concrete onboarding scripts and meeting rituals close most professional gaps.

Compliance & regulation

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Five types of compliance training every HR team needs

HR Party of One April 11, 2024


Compliance & regulation 9
Hiring & recruitment 5
  • A HIPAA breach by untrained security guards cost a hospital $240,000
  • 95% of cybersecurity breaches stem from human error — training reduces this
  • Employee participation is the hardest compliance variable to control

Management

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How to handle an unexpected senior leader exit

HR Party of One April 4, 2024


Management 9
Processes & SOPs 7
Delegation 6
  • No succession plan turns one departure into an organisation-wide crisis.
  • Knowledge walks out the door — access problems and rumours follow immediately.
  • An unplanned exit is also the fastest path to upward mobility for others.

Compliance & regulation

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How US tax brackets work and what HR needs to know

HR Party of One April 2, 2024


Compliance & regulation 9
Accounting basics 7
  • Your highest bracket does not tax your entire income.
  • Inflation adjustments can lower your bracket without a raise.
  • HR can explain brackets but cannot advise on W-4 responses.

Accounting basics

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Five tax credits HR professionals can unlock for their organization

HR Party of One March 28, 2024


Accounting basics 8
Compliance & regulation 6
  • HR's workforce knowledge is the key input tax advisors need to claim credits.
  • Five federal credits reward hiring barriers, benefits, and paid leave.
  • Creative veteran hiring netted one small business nearly $12,000 via WOTC.

Compliance & regulation

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Key April HR compliance dates and deadlines

HR Party of One March 26, 2024


Compliance & regulation 10
  • ACA e-filing closes April 1st — missing it means IRS penalties
  • Form 7004 buys a 6-month tax extension if filed by April 15th
  • April 30th brings two quarterly tax deadlines: Forms 720 and 941

Productivity & habits

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HR Rhythms Chart: Document Your Work and Advance Your Career

HR Party of One March 21, 2024


Productivity & habits 8
Processes & SOPs 6
  • Build a one-page chart mapping every recurring HR task.
  • Share it with your boss to align priorities and shed low-value work.
  • Use freed capacity for projects that grow skills and influence.

Management

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Why your organization needs a levels document

HR Party of One March 14, 2024


Management 9
Processes & SOPs 6
  • 95% of employers have pay problems — levels docs fix the root cause
  • Skill, scope, and experience set pay; removes manager discretion entirely
  • HR leads, but managers build it — shared ownership, shared accountability

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