TIRED OF SURFACE-LEVEL TRAININGS AND ONE-OFF CONSULTING PARTNERSHIPS THAT DON’T GO ANYWHERE?
HI THERE. WE’RE WHEN WE SHIFT CONSULTING.
What We Do
WE HELP LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILD EQUITABLE, PEOPLE-CENTERED WORKPLACES WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. THROUGH COACHING, TRAINING, AND CULTURE-BUILDING STRATEGIES, WE SUPPORT TEAMS IN NAVIGATING CONFLICT, UNDERSTANDING IDENTITY, AND CREATING LONG-LASTING CULTURAL CHANGE.
Who We Serve
WE PARTNER WITH MISSION-DRIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES, WHO WANT PRACTICAL TOOLS, HONEST SUPPORT, AND A CLEARER PATH TOWARD EQUITY AND BELONGING.
How We Work
OUR APPROACH BLENDS PERSONAL IDENTITY WORK, HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMIC UNDERSTANDING, AND EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP SKILLS. WE FOCUS ON REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES, AND REAL CHANGE, NOT PERFORMATIVE CHECKLISTS OR SHORT-TERM FIXES.
Why choose When We Shift to create confident, equity-driven leadership?
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We don’t believe in cookie-cutter trainings or off-the-shelf solutions. Instead, we listen, to your people, your values, your challenges, then build approaches tailored to your organization’s unique culture, goals, and constraints.
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We’ve worked with teams across education, nonprofits, social justice, and corporate spaces. Our recommendations are built on real organizational experience and research-backed frameworks, not just theory or trends.
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Change isn’t about ticking boxes. It’s about people. We create collaborative, honest, and thoughtful spaces: where staff can share, question, reflect, and grow.
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We don’t just change the language or offer training slides. We help you reshape how you hire, evaluate, communicate, lead, so equity becomes part of how you operate.
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From initial assessment to long-term culture change: we stay with you. We support implementation, help navigate bumps along the way, and evolve strategies as your organization grows.
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The goal isn’t to make you look good. It’s to build workplaces that feel safer, more inclusive, more respectful, and where people actually thrive.
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If you care about strong leadership, we help build capacity of leaders who can guide change thoughtfully, keep equity front of mind, and lead with both care and clarity.
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Our work is rooted in respect, integrity, honesty, and empathy. We expect brave conversations that are always in a spirit of care.
What Our Clients Are Saying
MEET OUR FOUNDER
I’M PAIGE A. RIGGINS, FOUNDER OF WHEN WE SHIFT CONSULTING, A CONSULTING FIRM THAT SETS THE GLOBAL STANDARD FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE AN EQUITABLE WORKPLACE. THROUGH BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL TEAMS’ CAPACITIES TO BUILD THEIR OWN EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND HIGH-IMPACT WORKPLACES, I EQUIP PEOPLE TO EXERCISE LEADERSHIP FROM THEIR SEAT TO DISRUPT HARMFUL SYSTEMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES, CENTER THE HUMANITY OF THEIR COLLEAGUES, AND LEAD LASTING INITIATIVES THAT RESULT IN MEANINGFUL CHANGE.