Workplace
Investigator
& Conflict
Specialist
Workplace Investigations
An experienced, third-party neutral who is fair, thorough and trauma-informed, Cara specializes in harassment, bullying, discrimination, sexual misconduct, code of conduct violations, Criminal Code violations, and off-duty misconduct. Organizations receive a thorough and defensible report with clear findings and recommendations for next steps.
Workplace Investigations Consulting
Cara is an invaluable resource for internal investigators who are new to investigations, or who require extra support during a complex investigation. She reviews investigation plans, interview guides, evidence and credibility assessments and provides a peer review of investigation reports so you can be confident your findings are defensible.
Workplace Investigations Training
Cara provides human resources professionals and managers step-by-step training on each stage of a sound workplace investigation. From the complaint intake process, to crafting allegations, to planning and conducting interviews, to assessing evidence, to making findings and recommendations, she provides a framework that can be applied to complaint-based and disciplinary investigations.
High-Conflict Coaching
Are you a manager or supervisor of an employee who is engaging in high-conflict behaviours? Is your team or organization going through protracted or challenging conflict? Cara provides individual coaching and practical tools for managing high-conflict employees.
High-Conflict Mediation
Using the New ways for Mediation Method from the High Conflict Institute, Cara provides pre-mediation coaching and workplace mediations for organizations of any size who are experiencing challenging conflicts.
Conflict Engagement
Workplace conflicts are highly context-specific and require a proper diagnosis in order to design and implement appropriate workplace interventions. Cara works directly with leaders to diagnose the types of conflict and levels of escalation they are facing, and to build the right kind of interviewing skills to move conflicts forward.