The world is changing. Leadership development hasn't moved fast enough.
We're fixing that.
Dear Thrive partners with HR, L&D leaders and C-Suite to build the leadership capability Australian organisations need right now. Expert advisors, AI-powered coaching, and a diagnostic tool built for the speed of modern business.
If any of these challenges sound familiar, you're not alone.
The world of work has changed more in the last 5 years than in the last 50. Many leadership development initiatives were built for a time that doesn't exist the same way.
*️⃣ Leaders promoted before they're ready
Your strongest performers become managers without the tools to lead. The gap between individual contribution and team leadership is real, costly, and almost always underestimated. Generic onboarding doesn't close it.
*️⃣ Generic programs where learning does not change behaviour
Content platforms aren't getting the utilisation, standardised programs are driving impact. If your leaders can't apply it to real decisions, in a real meeting next Tuesday, its forgotten. Development has to be contextually relevant, ongoing, and matched to the individual.
*️⃣ AI reshaping every role and there is no leadership strategy to match
Your people are navigating AI-augmented work today, without a map. Leaders who can't model AI literacy signal to their teams that change is something that happens to them, not something they lead. That gap compounds fast.
How Dear Thrive works for organisations
From Diagnosis to Embedded Capability
01
Diagnose with the Leadership Barometer
Run Australia's most comprehensive leadership diagnostic across your cohort. Measure capability across eight dimensions — including AI velocity and leadership in transition. Get data, not gut feel, when presenting development strategy to the business.
02
Develop with matched advisors and programs
Matched 1:1 coaching with specialist advisors, workshops and resources built around the gaps that matter most in your organisation's and individual's context not a fixed curriculum delivered the same way to everyone.
03
Embed across your leadership culture
Benchmark progress over time. AI-powered Coach to support between sessions. Keep leaders connected to a peer community navigating the same challenges. Build the internal capability to sustain development, so it doesn't leave when external investment stops.
What makes Dear Thrive different?
Built for the complexity of now, not a curriculum from years ago
Three things that separate Dear Thrive from the platforms and providers you may have already tried.
Diverse Expertise
Our advisor roster brings lived leadership experience across a variety of disciplines from AI and data, change management, communications, conflict resolution, leadership and more. No one-size-fits-all approach.
Human capability + AI readiness
The Leadership Barometer measures both the human edge skills that make leaders irreplaceable, and AI velocity, the literacy needed to lead in an AI integrated workplace. Most platforms address one. The leaders who thrive in the next decade will need both.
Development that Compounds
Events, AI Coaching, community, and benchmarking work together Development doesn't stop when the session ends. Your leaders stay connected to a network. That's what turns development investment into embedded organisational capability.
What does this solve for you?
Program rigour you can take to the business
☑️ A diagnostic baseline. The Barometer gives you data, not just a proposal
☑️ Experienced and diverse Advisors. Access to real practitioners, not generic content delivery
☑️ AI literacy alongside Human capability. Address workforce readiness gaps more quickly
☑️ Progress benchmarking. Show what's changing, not just what was utilised
Leaders who perform when it actually matters
☑️ Reduce leadership flight risk. Development is the clearest signal that you invest in people's futures
☑️ A workforce ready for what's next. Leaders who can model AI-augmented change, not just survive it
☑️ Performance under pressure. Decision-making, team dynamics, and resilience in moments that matter
☑️ Capability that compounds. Embedded development stays in the organisation even when people move on
Impacting individuals and trusted by:
Fantastic program to connect and gain exposure to coaches and advisors who are experts in their fields and can provide valuable guidance and insights based on their experiences. Recommend for anyone looking to grow in their role and think creatively about what is possible.
Sarah, Senior Manager @ Tourism Australia
-I found that reviewing the “buckets” after the “reality check” exercise was eye opening for me, because one of the things out of my control was my worst fear. We went through a re-organisation and I’ve been worried that my role will include less strategy- but really, that’s the organisation's decision
Sophie @ Disability Tech Company
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What do Organisations typically ask beforing joining?
The Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™ measures capability across eight dimensions, including AI velocity, human edge, leadership confidence, and transferability. Organisations run the assessment across their leadership cohort to establish a diagnostic baseline, identify the highest-priority development gaps, and track progress over time. It gives HR and L&D leaders data-backed insight when presenting development strategy to the business, rather than relying on anecdote or assumption.
Dear Thrive is Australian owned and founded and combines real human practitioners with leadership experience combined with AI-powered coaching and the Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™, a proprietary diagnostic tool. Unlike generic L&D programs, Dear Thrive is built for the specific pressures of modern leadership: AI readiness, leadership transitions, and the gap between individual performance and team capability. We serve mid-career managers through to senior leaders across organisational cohorts.
Dear Thrive partners with medium sized Australian based organisations or teams. We work with HR and L&D leaders and C-suite executives and their teams across government, tourism, technology, media and professional services. Our current clients include Tourism Australia, Braze, Expedia Group, Audience360, and Flexischools.
AI readiness called AI Velocity in the Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™ is a scored dimension in every organisational assessment. Our Advisor roster includes specialists in AI for leadership, data and AI strategy, and future workforce design. Development programs can be specifically structured to close AI literacy gaps, helping leaders model AI-augmented work for their teams rather than leaving people to navigate it without direction.
Dear Thrive is Australian owned and founded and combines real human practitioners with leadership experience combined with AI-powered coaching and the Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™, a proprietary diagnostic tool. Unlike generic L&D programs, Dear Thrive is built for the specific pressures of modern leadership: AI readiness, leadership transitions, and the gap between individual performance and team capability. We serve mid-career managers through to senior leaders across organisational cohorts.
The best starting point is a conversation with the Dear Thrive team. Fill in the form below and we'll respond shortly. We typically start with a scoping conversation to understand your organisation's context and team requirements. A great starting point is completing the Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™ for the team.
How future ready do you think you are?
Take the FREE Leadership Capability and Future Readiness Assessment that scores you across eight dimensions of modern leadership: from how you navigate AI, to your team's capability, to how transferable your skills actually are in today's market.
It takes about 5 minutes and you will get access to a personalised report with your score, your strengths, your blind spots, areas of opportunity AND you will be able to engage with our AI Coach to work out what you can do next.
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