Training

Leading others at WYDOT

By Kurt Borgaard, Training Services

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is committed to training and developing the leaders needed for the agency to excel in accomplishing its mission for the people who use our transportation system. The WYDOT University Program provides access to ongoing formal and informal education designed for continuous learning throughout the phases of an employee’s career. The purpose of this article is to focus on the development of those who lead others within our agency: our managers and supervisors.

WYDOT University provides both a required and recommended progression of training and education so that our supervisors and managers are better prepared to meet the challenges they face in helping accomplish the agency’s mission.

Required training opportunities

WY Supervise is a structured and formal new supervisors’ workshop. It is assigned to all first time supervisors through WYDOT’s Learning Management system, the WELL. This program is meant to help new supervisors transition into their new roles as quickly and easily as possible.

Recommended training opportunities

There are a number of optional learning opportunities that managers and supervisors have through WYDOT University to develop their leadership skills.

Supervisor learning themes

Supervisor learning themes align with Wyoming’s supervisor/ leader competencies and functional competencies. Each theme includes content that is focused on one area. Available learning themes in the WELL include: • Coaching • Evaluating performance • Innovation • Recruiting/onboarding • Team building

Plus more coming in 2023 including: fostering an inclusive workplace, conflict management and motivating others.

Any employee can enroll in a supervisor learning theme via the WELL. The learning themes can also be reviewed on the “recommended learning” page under Training Services (WYDOT-U) on the employee intranet.

Training@aGlance TrainingIn January: @aGlance

Start Date Development Stage Class Description Class Hours Location

1/17/2023 New Employee Google and WELL In-Person Training

1/24/2023 Technical Tuesdays with Trauner 6-Part Project Scheduling Series: No. 2-The Basics Check out these upcoming training opportunities from WYDOT-U, the Transportation Check out these upcoming training Learning Network (TLN) and the WELL. opportunities from WYDOT-U, the Transportation Learning Network (TLN) and the WELL.

8:30 am-11:30 am Various

8:00 am-9:30 am VILT

1/24/2023 Leading Self 1/31/2023 Technical

1/26/2022 Leading Others Myers Briggs (MBTI) and Teams 8:30 am-4:30 pm Cheyenne

Tuesdays with Trauner 6-Part Project Scheduling Series: No. 3-Submitting, Reviewing and Approving 8:00 am-9:30 am VILT Leading Across Generations 1:00 pm-3:00 pm VILT

Coming in February: Date Development Stage Class Description Class Hours Location

2/7/2023 Leading Others Managing Unprofessionalism in the Workplace

2/9/2023 Leading Self Skills for Resiliency

2/21/2023 New Employee Google and WELL In-Person Training

2/15/2023 Leading Others WY Supervise COHORT 1 8:30 am-4:30 pm VILT 8:30 am-10:30 am VILT 8:30 am-11:30 am Various 8:00 am-5:00 pm Various

– 2/15/2023: Supervisor Fundamentals – 2/16/2023: Communication: Connect Through Conversations & Addressing Poor Performance – TBD: Virtual Check In (VILT) date determined by cohort participants – 3/22/2023: Driving Change (VILT) 2/23/2023 Leading Others Visit the Training Services intranet page f m e inf mation. – 3/23/2023: Resolving Conflict (VILT) High Performing Teams 8:30 am-11:00 am VILT *All new employees are assigned the Know WY Learning Plan and should register for one of these Know WY workshops in the WELL Visit the Training Services intranet page f m e inf mation.