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Creators:
Meadati, Pavan ; Toson, Sonia ; Jambro, John
Meadati, Pavan ; Toson, Sonia ; Jambro, John Less -
Corporate Creators:
Southern Polytechnic State University. Construction Management Department
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Leadership State Departments Of Transportation Supervisors Surveys Training Training Programs
Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA-GA-14-1126
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Georgia
Corporate Publisher:
Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
Abstract:
Public agencies like the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) are continually challenged with

reduced staff levels, reduced budgets, increased workloads and expectations for services provided. In

addition, the current economic and political environments and complex accountability systems create

unique management and leadership challenges. Response to these demands requires a well - informed and

coordinated team that includes professionals, supervisors, technicians, lead workers, and workers led by an

able leader or supervisor. The development of a true leader or supervisor to address current problems and

issues requires frequent training and interaction. To thrive and become successful, individuals must possess

a blend of hard, soft, analytical and problem solving skills along with self - awareness, policy

sophistication, and systems - focus. Such skills are not built overnight. The goal of this research is to

develop a training curriculum and courses for GDOT managers and supervisors and make them perform

better under challenging situations. A survey was conducted to identify the existing and required skills and

competencies for the GDOT managers and supervisors. After reviewing and analyzing the results, nine core

skills and competencies were finalized for the GDOT managers’ and supervisors’ curriculum. In this

research project, new course modules were developed for eight core skills and competencies. They include:

Leadership and leadership skills; Motivating employees; Negotiation and conflict resolution; Decision

making and problem solving; Managing for quality; Strategic management - linking performance plans to

organizational goals; Team building and group productivity; and Ethics for state employees. All the

developed course modules were taught in an instructor - led class setting and were revised based on the

participants’ feedback.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
10783
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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