Something Has to Change
You’ve thought about it. Talked about it. Tried to handle it differently. And you’re still stuck with the same problem. Let’s figure out what’s actually going on and what to do about it.
Hi, I’m Sherry Waddingham
Writer, speaker, coach and curious observer of human behaviour at work.
I help people understand what’s really going on when something at work has become difficult, confusing, or hard to change.
My work focuses on three areas: careers, confidence, and workplace dynamics.
The goal is practical. See the situation more clearly, make better decisions, trust your judgement, and move forward.
When You Know Something Isn’t Working
Maybe you feel stuck in a role or career you’ve outgrown.
Maybe something at work has knocked your confidence and you’re second-guessing yourself more than usual.
Maybe a difficult boss, colleague, team member, or workplace situation is taking up far too much space in your head.
Or maybe you know something needs to change, but you can’t quite work out what the right next move is.
You’ve probably already thought about it a lot. You may have talked to friends, researched your options, tried handling it differently, or simply pushed through.
And yet, here you are.
Sometimes the problem isn’t that you haven’t tried hard enough.
Sometimes you need to widen the frame.
Human Behaviour at Work
My work explores the human side of working life through three areas.
Careers
Career moves and transitions. Feeling stuck or unsure what comes next. Difficult decisions. Growth, ambition, identity, and making better use of your potential.
Confidence
Second-guessing yourself. Holding yourself back. Losing confidence after a difficult experience. Speaking up, backing yourself, and trusting your judgement.
Workplace Dynamics
Difficult bosses, colleagues, or team members. Communication that keeps going sideways. Conflict, boundaries, trust, power, politics, influence, and team dynamics.
Across all three, the question is the same.
What is actually going on here, and what would make sense to do next?
“Sherry is warm, approachable, and empathetic, but she won’t indulge you. She knows when to cut through the noise and get to what actually matters.”
How I See the Work
The obvious problem is rarely the whole problem.
What looks like indecision, conflict, or a difficult person often makes more sense once we look at the wider situation.
Context changes how we understand behaviour.
What is happening for you matters. So does what may be happening with other people, what is happening between you, and what the workplace environment is contributing.
Clarity makes better choices possible.
Once you can see the situation more clearly, it becomes easier to decide what to change, what to accept, where to set limits, when to speak up, and when it may be time to move on.
Ways to Work with Me
I explore human behaviour at work through writing, speaking, workshops, short learning experiences, and selective one-to-one coaching.
I write about careers, confidence, workplace dynamics, self-trust, decision-making, and the occasionally ridiculous ways human beings make work more complicated than it needs to be.
Read my blog: Why Are We Like This
Start Here
You may be trying to work out what comes next in your career.
You may be trying to rebuild your confidence or stop holding yourself back.
You may be trying to deal with a difficult person or situation at work.
Whatever brought you here, the place to begin is the same.
Let’s find out.