Your people have cycles. Your productivity expectations are linear. Let's bridge the gap.

The productivity gap hiding in plain sight.

The rhythm we plan work around24 hours, the same every day

Daily energy and focus

The rhythm we don't~28 days, about half your workforce
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Day 1 to 28 of a typical cycle. Illustrative curves, individual rhythms vary.

Inclusion and wellness initiatives your people actually feel.

Standard and bespoke menstrual health programs for the workplace. Not values on the wall that change nothing, but concrete steps you can integrate so your people can bring their authentic selves to work and unlock real productivity. With metrics that give you accountability and a clear return on investment.

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10+years in HR and organizational psychology
+9ppengagement during a restructuring
−33%employee turnover
10k+community on cycle education
In their own words

What women told me

From in-depth interviews with ambitious, high-performing working women across finance, tech, marketing, HR, healthcare and hospitality.

I start to beat myself up and think I'm a bad leader, that I don't have the skills. I stop voicing my opinion in meetings. I can be executional, but not proactive.
IT program manager, 34 · on the days before her period
I was managing a 20 million dollar forecast and had so much anxiety, I was making no sense in the meeting.
Project manager, 51
Impostor syndrome and anxiety go through the roof. But I can't appear weak.
Chief HR Officer, 37
I don't think about the phase I'm in until it's too late.
Marketing manager, 26
Some days I just sit there. Time passes and I don't really do anything. My pace is five times slower.
Financial services intern, 19
I work in an open office with men, so when I need to take tampons out of my bag, I try to do it secretly.
Product manager, 28
I clench my willpower in a fist and survive.
Pilates instructor, 34 · on how she copes

Quotes anonymised and translated where needed.

Workshops & programs

Three ways to start

Fits your DEI, wellbeing or L&D budget.

Tier 1

Insight

You want to test it out.
from €1,200
  1. 30-min briefing call to understand your context
  2. Pre-workshop survey for the whole company
  3. Interactive workshop for women (up to 20 people): the menstrual cycle and productivity, less stigma, more authentic self. Group work plus individual workbooks to build cycle awareness after the session
  4. Post-workshop survey, comparing participants with non-participants
  5. Snapshot for HR and leadership: results and recommendations
Tier 2

Shift

You're ready to act.
from €3,500
  1. 1-hour deep dive into your engagement, sentiment, retention, gender gaps, and current benefits, wellness and diversity initiatives
  2. Bespoke pre-survey designed around your company
  3. Interactive workshop for women (up to 20 people)
  4. Safe-space Q&A session for men, with anonymous questions
  5. Debrief and design of quick-win policies to implement
  6. Internal comms strategy for the rollout
  7. Follow-up survey to measure change
  8. Final impact report
Tier 3

Transform

You want lasting change, done with you.
from €6,500 or by retainer

Everything in Shift, plus:

  • A co-created, bespoke gender-inclusive strategy aligned with your business goals, budget and timeline
  • Hands-on support rolling it out: policies, workplace design, manager training
  • 6 months of ongoing advisory
  • Cycle-Aware Workplace certificate to use in your employer branding*

Outcomes you can measure: higher employee satisfaction and engagement, stronger retention, and an employer brand that stands out.

*An independent recognition by Nika Schauss, not a formal accreditation.

Add-ons

  • Additional women's workshop group+€600
  • Additional men's Q&A session+€400
  • Additional survey wave+€350
  • Travel outside Tallinncharged separately

Based in Estonia, working with teams worldwide. Sessions in English.

Prices excl. VAT.

Not sure where to start? Book a free 20-min call and we'll find the right fit together.

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Nika Schauss

Organizational psychologist. HR leader. Ex-Goldman Sachs.

For over 10 years I've led people strategy through high-stakes change at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Börse and Emma – The Sleep Company. My work sits where psychology, data and business reality meet.

  • Brexit relocation of hundreds of bankers from London to continental Europe, under constant regulatory scrutiny, with decisions shifting weekly and the firm's plans rarely matching where people actually wanted to go
  • Opening and closing international offices across Europe and Asia, and global restructurings designed to be compliant, efficient and humane
  • Rebuilding a broken psychological contract after restructuring: a systemic engagement program that delivered +9pp engagement against a global downward trend
  • Cutting turnover by a third by shifting an "in and out" culture to a retention culture, using language analysis, leadership workshops and targeted interventions
  • Co-creating an employer value proposition with employees and translating it into initiatives across the entire employee lifecycle
  • An internal comms framework that replaced distrust with transparency and raised confidence in the company's success by 15%

What I've seen

Women's networks launched top down as PR. Women's networks built bottom up, authentic but unfunded. Companies with no network at all, but with pads in every bathroom as a default. And endless advice to young women: speak louder, apply anyway, take up space.

I gave that advice too. I was one of the leaders telling ambitious women to be bolder and fake it till they make it.

Until I asked myself why we keep telling women to work more like men, instead of asking what it actually means to work, and thrive, as a woman.

Conversation is the start, not the solution. There are concrete, measurable changes workplaces can make so that half their workforce can bring their whole selves to work, and perform, create and lead at their best.

Contact

Let's build that at your company.

Tell me a little about your team and what you'd like to change. I'll reply within two working days with a suggestion for where to start.

nikaschauss1@gmail.com
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