Strategies to Attract and Retain a Capable Transportation Workforce (2011) / Chapter Skim
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47 Misperceptions of Advancement Potential Lack of Organizational Commitment Industry Strategies .…………….… 47 Recruit Existing Employees Develop Employees and Maintain Employee Career Paths Create a Job Rotation Progra m Develop a Staffing Plan Workforce Practices …...…………. 49 North Carolina DOT Supervisor Academy Definition of Promoting Existing Staff: Involves identifying high-performing employees who are likely to succeed at the next level within the organization.
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that only further perpetuate the problem of retaining younger skilled talent. 6.2 Industry Strategies.
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Exhibit 6-2 (Continued) Industry Strategies: Promoting Existing Staff Strategy Strategy Description internal promotions.
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6.3 Workforce Practices. Three workforce practices that were designed to assist in making the process of "Promoting Existing Staff" within transportation agencies efficient and effective were reviewed, and we identified one workforce practice that was the most noteworthy within this context: North Carolina DOT Supervisor Academy For this practice, we conducted a case study.
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For the initial pilot, 24 transportation supervisors from across the agency were hand picked based on their aptitude, attitude, and willingness to provide feedback about the program. The list of Professional Attributes addressed in the Supervisor Academy include leadership, people skills, job competency, organizational knowledge, personal growth, group dynamics, delivering services to the public, managing diversity, communication techniques, organizational skills, managing conflicts, changing roles of supervisors, personnel action, hiring/interview process, stress management, contract supervision, and dealing with on-the-job adversity.
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Other Example Practices To serve as an additional resource for agencies interested in "Promoting Existing Staff," we have included a list of other practices that transportation agencies have implemented for this purpose. Additional information on each of the following practices can be found in one- to two-page summaries within the supplemental materials.
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