Training

By Taylor Rossetti, Support Services Administrator

Starting mid-October, WYDOT Leadership and Training Services initiated ongoing conversations about leadership, called WYDOT Wednesdays.

Three Wednesdays a month, Training Services will post short messages on OneWYDOT, focused on a leadership aspect that will help facilitate those conversations. The posts will contain links to a variety of videos, articles, recordings, book summaries, etc. covering the topics below:

Leading Self – centers on developing leadership skills for informal leaders;

Leading Others – focuses on supervisor and manager leadership competencies; and

Leading the Agency – spotlights bigger picture leadership skills and behaviors.

Each WYDOT location will also receive monthly posters to put up in common areas to further facilitate these discussions. These posters will contain QR codes to additional content.

Visit the Training page on OneWYDOT* to participate in the conversations, respond, share ideas and more. Also, check out the FY22 WYDOT University Schedule to find classes that align with those same topics.

Let’s talk about WYDOT culture. Let’s talk about WYDOT leadership! Let’s Lead! *Not a member of OneWYDOT? When you click the link for the first time, you’ll be able to request permission for access to all the content.

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Getting your learning on track

By Kurt Borgaard, Training Services

Looking for employee development opportunities at WYDOT? As you know we offer instructor led classes and eLearning courses pertaining to various subjects which can be accessed in the WELL.

Still there is another learning development option which may not be as familiar. And it has features which provide an added flexibility to the learning experience. This option is referred to as “Learning Tracks” and they can be found in the WELL. The benefits of learning tracks are: • The learning experience and focus is customized by the learner; and • A majority of the content is accessible 24/7, when you need it.

In previous years, WYDOT Training Services developed Learning Tracks which cover a range of competency topics. Presently we are in the process of updating the content of each of those Learning Tracks.

The first Learning Track to be updated for FY22 is called “Slaying Your Dragons and Becoming Your Own Hero.” The focus of this Learning Track is to get a handle on those dragons that prevent your professional growth. Resources in this track help you to improve your skills in self-development, and work with your supervisor to select content, establish goals, and report on progress. You’ll learn concepts and applications that underlie improving professional performance and acting on feedback.

This learning track contains formal development opportunities to help you improve in the competency areas of Accountability, Interpersonal Relationships, Planning and Prioritization, Initiative, and Continuous Learning and Self Development.

Vetted resources options which you can choose for this Learning Track are: • eLearning: LinkedIn Learning, the WELL; • WYDOT-U Instructor Led Classes; and • Transportation Learning Network (TLN) recorded presentations.

To check out the “Slaying Your Dragons and Becoming Your Own Hero” learning track, go to the WELL and search “Slaying Dragons.” Or, go to the “Internal Course Catalog” under the “Find Training” tab. In the filter section, select “Learning Plans” and scroll through the options to find the title. Give it a look.

WYDOT Training Services staff is always here if you have questions or need our help. Give us a call or drop an email. Sally forth! n