Work Design Practitioner · Coach · Facilitator
I work with humans + organisations to enable alignment, clarity + flow. So people thrive inside complex modern workplaces.
15+
Years practice
4
Continents
8
Country tour
100s
Teams + leaders
What this is
"Finally. Someone understands what this actually feels like."
That's the feeling I want you to have. Whether you're navigating organisational change, career complexity, or simply trying to work in a way that's sustainable you're in the right place.
For organisations
I step into organisations and create the conditions for people to work with more clarity, coherence + connection. Whether building your L+D capability, coaching your leaders, or embedded as your transformation partner.
I work at the intersection of human systems, learning systems + AI systems. That's where transformation actually sticks.
Available 2 3 days per week. Sydney or hybrid. Monthly retainer or project engagement. No agency overhead. Senior from day one.
For humans
Career transitions, burnout, identity shifts, redundancy, reinvention. The tools, coaching + support to help you find your direction and move forward with confidence.
What I help with
"People are the key to true agility."
"When people work with clarity + alignment, organisations move faster, adapt better, and produce work that lasts."Chez Tansey
What I offer
Embedded support across leadership alignment, team health, adaptive change + delivery flow. Senior practice, no overhead.
Start a conversation 01Bespoke facilitation + L+D programs that build real capability. Agile, leadership, human-centred design. Sessions people carry with them.
Bring me in 02For teams navigating AI adoption. Designing conditions where AI amplifies human capability rather than replacing it.
Explore this 03For professionals navigating career complexity. Space to find your direction, reconnect with what matters, and move forward.
Career Design packs 04The 3A Framework, Wheel of Engagement + Career Alignment Scan. Proprietary tools that surface what's actually happening.
Try the scan 05Practitioner Series podcast, community directory, and Team Human certification. For coaches + facilitators building their practice.
Visit Humans at Work 06How I work
Three elements in balance. Not a sequence, not a checklist. Each one shapes the others. When all three are moving together, change becomes stable and sustainable.
Align
Getting clear on what actually matters. Honest data, honest conversations, space to see clearly.
Anticipate
Designing for what's coming. Building capability that holds when things get uncertain.
Adapt
Building the muscle to keep moving. Habits that mean change sticks. Flow, not force.
The 3As of Personal Agility · @cheryltansey
Track record
Four continents. International stages. Enterprise programs. Embedded in teams doing hard, important work.
What people say
Russell Andrews
Agile Transformation Coach
"This program has helped me rethink the way that I work."
David Morris
Author, Speaker + Coach
"The combination of clarity + priority in this program has really helped to gear myself for what I need to do + be ready for when things change."
Dael Williams
Scrum Master
"This program has helped me look at the impact of my own behaviours in an interaction + take ownership of those, in order to improve relationships."
Carrie Yoo
Principal Operational Risk, BHP
"Cheryl was definitely one of a kind and our team's favourite. She made agile easy by tackling our day to day challenges alongside us."
Charlotte Hinton
Team Culture + Ways of Working
"This program offers the ability to open one's eyes to what's in front of them, but perhaps hasn't been seen."
Amanda Williams
Business Change Manager
"The program gave me simple techniques + tools. Now I can consciously act on what matters most every day."
The world's first female agile rap
Started in Vancouver in 2018, performed live across four countries. A 2-minute spoken word performance that opens keynotes, changes rooms, and gets people talking.
2018
2018
Live from New York
Taken to the US on the speaking tour. A new city, the same energy.
Watch on YouTube
2019
The human behind it
My career started in small business people management. I studied management and applied it immediately. That learn + apply pattern never left me.
A burnout-prompted move from London to Cornwall led me to personal performance coaching. I shifted from directing to enabling. I never looked back.
I've worked across NZ, Canada, the UK, and Australia, building agile practices, L+D programs, and transformation frameworks.
Now I'm on Sydney's Northern Beaches, building the Humans at Work ecosystem and doing the work I was always meant to do.
15+
Years practice
4
Continents
8
Country tour
Let's work together
Whether you're looking to bring me into your organisation, explore a program, or simply start a conversation.
