About Proactive IR
Proactive Industrial Relations, HR & Psychosocial safety: delivering Compliance, Confidence and Commercial Impact
Proactive IR helps organisations navigate Industrial Relations,HR & Psychosocial Safety challenges with confidence and control.
We combine IR/ER expertise with practical Change Management to reduce risk, strengthen alignment, and deliver measurable commercial results.
Led by Grant Lawrence, Proactive IR helps organisations navigate day-to-day IR events while transforming Industrial Relations from a reactive compliance function into a strategic source of commercial advantage.
Our Philosophy
DE-RISK. RESET. COMMERCIALISE.
Industrial Relations is often seen as a compliance requirement — something to be managed when disputes arise. At Proactive IR, we view it as a strategic opportunity.
Our approach includes de-risking your organization’s IR landscape, resetting IR/ER in line with your business strategy.
Meet Grant Lawrence
With more than three decades of Industrial Relations experience – including senior IR leadership roles and over 15 years as a specialist consultant, Grant has supported organisations through some of Australia’s most complex IR/ER challenges.
Industry experience includes:
Construction & infrastructure
Manufacturing & logistics
Financial services
Healthcare and aged care
Supply chain
The Proactive IR Signature Model
Assess → Align → Activate → Anchor
Assess – Identify risks, relationships, and opportunities through strategic insight.
Align – Bring leaders and stakeholders together around
a clear, shared direction.
Activate – Turn strategy into action through negotiation, implementation, and change.
Anchor – Embed behaviours, governance, and accountability to make change last.
This model forms the foundation of every engagement — ensuring that each project delivers not just solutions, but sustainable transformation.
What Makes Proactive IR Unique
Integrated Expertise
Industrial Relations/Employee Relations and Change Management — seamlessly integrated to deliver alignment, stability, and performance.
Strategic, Not Reactive
Commercial Focus
Proven Framework
Hands-On Partnership
Your Industrial Relations Strategy Starts Here
We help leaders transform from compliance-based approaches to being strategically led.
Start with a confidential IR Assessment or book a consultation with Grant to explore how Proactive IR can de-risk your landscape and unlock commercial performance.