Leadership Journey
Leadership Training Available to All CDOT Employees
The Leadership Journey helps you develop your leadership skills and style to make you the best leader you can be. Any CDOT employee can take any Leadership Journey prerequisite or course.
WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP JOURNEY?
The Leadership Journey is a series of in-person and online classes aimed at making you the best leader you can be. The classes cover a variety of topics, including communication, neuroscience, workplace styles, productivity systems and more.
The classes progress in depth and difficulty as you move through Leadership Journey I, II and III. At the end of Leadership Journey I, learners participate in a Summit. A Summit provides a place for those who have completed the prerequisites to allow for sharing of experiences and to create an action plan to continue to practice and develop leadership skills.
How to Complete Your Leadership Journey
Take any prerequisite (light orange boxes) class in any order at any time.
Complete prerequisites before you take the associated Leadership Journey Summit.
Summits must be completed in order.
It's a marathon, not a sprint. You need time to apply new knowledge and skills. Take a class, practice the tools provided - then take another class.
Training Schedule
Please visit the State of Colorado (SOC) Learns Training Portal to view available sessions.
FAQ's
What do you learn in Leadership Journey?
You learn how to lead yourself, lead in teams and lead through challenges. You learn knowledge, skills, and tools to help you be a better leader and team member in all aspects of your job.
What is CDOT's leadership philosophy?
CDOT sees all employees, not just supervisors, as leaders. Leadership is about working better together to achieve goals. In transportation, leadership at all levels can be the make-or-break element for working together effectively and safely.
Why is the Leadership Journey critical?
Many of us work high-risk jobs. Working well together is critical. We need to get along, have each others' backs, and feel comfortable calling out safety risks. Good interpersonal and leadership skills are fundamental in transportation and contribute directly to the safety of all our staff.
How can Leadership Journey help me?
The Leadership Journey helps you to be a better leader, team member, coach, and mentor. It helps you deal with difficult situations better. Participation is not a guarantee or promise of promotion or career advancement. Participants find the program helps them to be more effective in all aspects of work.
Who can complete the Leadership Journey?
The program is open to all CDOT employees.
How to sign up for Leadership Journey?
From the Google Apps waffle, access the SOC Learns Training Portal via single sign on. Once you’re logged in, search for the training by course title. Here are step-by-step instructions to take training in SOC Learns.
Questions?
Email DOT_OED@state.co.us.