Do we spend the budget or lose it?
For many teams, End of Financial Year brings this familiar question, whether it's your individual professional development fund or team budget. At Dear Thrive, we see this moment differently.
It's not about "using up budget". It's about investing early so you or your team can hit the ground running and deliver against next year's business strategy.

Here are 5 great reasons to invest before 30 June
Reset on your terms
Most teams wait until July to rethink capability, strategy and priorities. The ones who move now start Q1 with clarity and momentum not catch-up.
Close the capability gaps you already know exist
You don't need another quarter to confirm it. Whether it's AI, leadership or strategic thinking, the gaps are already visible. Acting now gets you ahead.
Turn insight into action
If you've spent the year gathering data, feedback or running initiatives, this is the time to do something with it. Not shelve it for "later".
Protect next year's performance
The teams that perform strongest aren't starting from zero in July. They've already investing in the foundations.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
Unspent professional development budget?
We work with leaders to build practical, future-ready capability from AI up skilling to leadership, from change management to workforce strategy. Get instant access to an on-demand AI Agent and specialist human Advisors and Coaches and tools to uplift your capability.
FOR ORGANISATIONS
Launch a cohort pilot
Pick a cohort of leaders or emerging leaders and turn your end of year budget into a running start for your team in FY27.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Leadership Capability & Future Workforce Barometer™
Group diagnostic across 8 dimensions with a benchmarked team report surfacing gaps as the year begins.

Customised Cohort Kick Off
Get your cohort set up, energised and clear on the opportunity ahead. Whilst this is an introduction, individuals have choice and control on their program.

Access to AI Agent with curated matching
Get anytime access to Dear Thrive’s AI Leadership Coach, delivering tailored, not generic guidance and intelligently matching you with vetted human advisors or coaches when you need deeper support.

1:1 Advisory sessions
Book available and experienced coaches and subject matter experts instantly. Get practical, targeted, personalised support at your fingertips.

And Community Hub and Live event Access
Your cohort joins a peer community of mid-career and senior leaders, plus invitations to our live events series.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
WHY DEAR THRIVE
Not generic training
Real advisors and coaches, matched to real leadership challenges, not just an under utilised content library for time poor leaders.
Australian built with national reach
Local support, in person events with online delivery for distributed teams.
Individual Choice and Control
Offers individual leaders a personalised experience based on their own capability gaps or areas of development.
Covers what's actually changing
From AI to future workforce strategy, leadership visibility and influence to productivity supporting leaders and managers navigate the changing modern working landscape
Diaganostic-led
The Barometer™ gives you data on where your team actually is before you build the plan and its not the same information you see in your employee surveys.
Customised cohort kick off to individualised program
From conversation to cohort live. We work with you on a program that best suits your team based on a credit system
Ready to place that final EOFY investment?
We work with leaders to build practical, future-ready capabilities. Let's chat through what would actually make a difference for your team to kick start their FY27.
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.
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