HR consulting built on
true neutrality
Neutral Ground Partners was founded on a simple belief: workplaces work better when everyone has access to fair, unbiased HR support for both employees and employers.
Bridging the gap in workplace support
Most HR consulting firms work for the employer, full stop. Neutral Ground Partners was built to be different. We serve both sides of the workplace relationship with unbiased consulting and dispute resolution.
Our approach is rooted in prevention: strong HR foundations stop conflicts before they escalate. And when issues do arise, we resolve them through fair dialogue, not litigation.
"To bridge the gap in workplace support by serving both sides with unbiased HR consulting and dispute resolution, preventing conflicts through strong foundations and resolving them through fair dialogue."
Our Mission
Our core values
Every engagement, every investigation, every conversation is guided by these three principles.
True Neutrality
We serve both sides without bias. Employers and employees alike can trust that our guidance is grounded in fairness, independent of who is paying the bill.
Prevention First
Strong HR foundations stop conflicts before they escalate. We invest in building the systems, policies, and culture that make crises far less likely to happen.
Respectful Resolution
When conflict arises, dialogue beats litigation. We create the conditions for honest, respectful conversation, and guide parties toward outcomes everyone can live with.
20+ years of HR leadership
Neutral Ground Partners is built on deep, hands-on experience in the most complex areas of human resources.
Misti Mowery brings over 20 years of human resources leadership to every client engagement. She has led full-cycle HR departments at the executive level, overseeing compliance strategy, workplace investigations, employee relations, policy development, and organizational risk management.
While leading HR operations, Misti pursued formal education in employment and labor law, a combination that gives her a rare ability to bridge the gap between people strategy and legal compliance. Her philosophy centers on doing things by the book, with forward thinking and strategic planning that prevents problems before they arise.
She founded Neutral Ground Partners to fill a gap she saw throughout her career: organizations and individuals alike needed HR support they could trust to be truly impartial. That conviction is the foundation of everything NGP does.
Workplaces where everyone has a trusted voice
We envision workplaces where HR support is accessible to everyone, not just leadership. Where conflicts are addressed early with trusted guidance. And where resolution happens through dialogue rather than costly, damaging litigation.
That future is built one workplace at a time, through the relationships we build, the policies we create, and the conflicts we help resolve with fairness and care.
For Organizations
HR infrastructure that protects the business, keeps the organization compliant, and creates an environment where great people want to stay.
For Individuals
Confidential, neutral guidance for employees navigating workplace challenges: someone truly in their corner.
For Both Sides
Dispute resolution grounded in fairness, helping organizations and employees reach outcomes through dialogue, not legal battles.
What makes us different
Neutral Ground Partners was built to be something the HR industry rarely offers: a partner you can trust regardless of which side of the table you're on.
Genuine Neutrality
We don't just say we're neutral; we're structurally designed for it. We work with employers and individuals independently, ensuring neither side ever compromises the other's trust.
Employment Law Depth
Our founder's background combines executive HR leadership with formal employment and labor law education. That means advice grounded in both people strategy and legal reality.
Confidentiality, Always
Whether you're an employer navigating a sensitive investigation or an employee seeking independent guidance, your privacy is protected from day one.