Samira Abdul-Karim Email & Phone Number

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the core is about human beings benefiting from our collective intelligence. On that journey, many of my clients experience:🚫Wanting to do DEI work but its bring up conflict.🚫Uncertainty about where to take the DEI work next.🚫“Learning” and workshops that shame people.🚫Unclear and immeasurable results.As a DEI Consultant for over 15 years I’ve have tried, failed and learned from all of it.When I worked at non-profits I tried building DEI programs internally with leaders and got silence, direct “no’s”, or indirect “no’s” via bureaucratic hurdles. I then joined external DEI consulting firms and found we were “doing” a lot of things with our clients but not always achieving results or working with care.Good news, after starting Hyphens and Spaces we’ve designed a replicable approach to meeting outcomes while reducing polarization and building connection.We’ve done that by harnessing the collective intelligence of our inter-professional team of psychologists, strategist, educators, social scientists, and facilitators to design evidence-based DEI packages that:🔄 Create team connection and alignment WHILE achieving outcomes🔄 Model trauma-informed learning environments that mitigate harm AND don’t shame 🔄 Restore trust and psychological safety within teams🔄 Transform your organization at a sustainable human-centered paceSome results from our clients:👏🏽“Hyphens and Spaces does an excellent job examining both the surface level challenges and the adaptive challenges and crafting a plan that will actually address them.” Brenda, Non-Profit Communication 👏🏻“Hyphens and Spaces was very attuned to our needs throughout our entire engagement…Through these workshops, our team developed a deeper understanding of the biases underlying individual perspectives, and also practiced tools to help shift our thinking and relate more constructively.” Megan, Global Advocacy Organization👏🏿“Samira Abdul-Karim led internal conversations among staff and with an external advisory group, evaluated our HR practices, strategized regarding event planning for virtual, public programs on anti-racism, and led discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion for our institutional members. She is genuine, thoughtful, and insightful. She conveyed great care, she took the time to build relationships and she provided useful feedback on our process and desired outcome. Most importantly, she guided us to make real progress and we executed on our goals.” Mary, Academic Non-ProfitReach out to partner with us!

Listed skills include Diversity And Inclusion, Training, Training And Development, Intercultural Communication, and 24 others.

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  Chief Executive Officer And Principal Consultant​

  Hyphens And Spaces

  Jan 2019 - Present - Atlanta, Georgia, United States