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"The information I’ve learned about the hidden rules of class from Bridges out of Poverty has been extremely valuable to my
understanding of our labor market."
–Peter Nowak, CEO, Nowak Enterprises, Inc.
"The ability of managers and employees to better understand one another will reduce turnover, improve retention, increase
ROI, and generally improve the work environment because it is built upon the shared knowledge, common understandings, and
other tools we can provide."
–Ruby K. Payne, President, aha! Process, Inc.
When you want comprehensive, high-impact approaches to building a prosperous, successful company, aha! Process
can help you with:
- Workforce development
- Leadership training
- Building productive and positive relationships
- Understanding social and economic realities
- Improving retention
- Supporting entering employees
- Employee advancement
- Improving performance
- Reversing excessive absenteeism
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- Improving morale
- Employee satisfaction
- Increasing ROI
- Improving community relations
- Civic leadership
- Creating sustainable communities
- Collaborative processes with all stakeholders
- And more!
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Our work is unique in that it gives you foundational language, constructs, structures, models, and tools that build greater company effectiveness.
We do this by giving you an understanding of the people you work with and serve by looking through the lens of economic class.
Through our work in communities, we have learned that a healthy, effective business base is a key factor in a healthy, effective community.
aha! Process’ work gives you sustainable strategies that create success at all levels.
Successful Business, Successful Community
Workshop options: The business sector is using Bridges concepts to improve retention rates, advancement, attendance, and staff
relationships. There are companies with proven results that serve as learning centers for others who want to
know how to apply Bridges work.
Bridges workshops can be tailored to any length. Core ideas can be conveyed in a half-day or two-hour session, a full-day session, or a keynote.
The two-hour session is often the option for CEOs and managers. Human resources and supervisors typically ask for more in-depth information.
Topics covered:
- Understanding how poverty affects retention rates
- Creating an accurate picture of poverty and the environments of middle class and wealth
- Using the hidden rules of class to resolve conflicts and improve staff relations
- Identifying barriers to attendance and performance
- Finding unique ways of reducing barriers to success
- Identifying best practices
Read the Champlain Business Journal's article:
"Working Bridges supports economically diverse workplaces
Read The Role of Economic Diversity
Organizations who use our work
To learn about what Bridges Out of Poverty concepts can do for you:
- Contact business@ahaprocess.com to setup a workshop with a senior consultant at aha! Process.
- Check the map to see if there is a Bridges Steering Committee in your community and contact them for workshop opportunities.
- Check for the location of a Licensed Bridges Site and contact them for workshop information.
- Read Bridges-related publications.
For more information, please call us at (800) 424-9484, or e-mail us at business@ahaprocess.com.
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