
Cara Leavesley
Director
3D HR Legal
Cara Leavesley is a workplace lawyer and mediator who prides herself on saving her clients time, energy and money by making even the trickiest people issues feel manageable. Cara has a Master of Laws from Melbourne University and over 15 years’ experience working across top tier workplace relations practices in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. Cara has investigated and advised clients in relation to hundreds of workplace investigations involving bullying, sexual harassment and other psychosocial hazards.
Known for her practical, solutions driven approach, Cara partners closely with clients to understand their business, reduce legal risks and achieve practical results that are both legally sound and commercially intelligent.
As a true believer that prevention is better than cure, Cara is passionate about delivering interactive training that’s practical, engaging, memorable and (dare we say) even enjoyable, designed to shift behaviour and create change - rather than tick compliance boxes. When Cara is not in the office you will find her spending time with her family, her border collie or reading the latest books from Adam Grant.When not practicing law, Cara can be found guest lecturing at the Governance Institute and University of Western Australia, finishing off her Masters in Industrial Relations and Labour Law at the University of Melbourne or spending quality time with her family.
SESSIONS
10:00
Interactive Scenario: Early Intervention – The Fine Line Between Coaching & Carrying Managers
Through real workplace scenarios and recent employment law cases, this interactive session explores the risks of over-supporting managers and avoiding early intervention.
Topics include performance management avoidance, “tough love” leadership, psychosocial risk blind spots, and managers shifting responsibility to HR.
• Identify common management blind spots
• Learn practical early intervention strategies
• Understand psychosocial and legal risk considerations
Joanne Alilovic, Director, 3D HR Legal
Cara Leavesley, Director, 3D HR Legal
