Leadership Development Program (LDP) Resources
The books and articles below have been identified to support participants of the LDP, a program available to MnDOT employees. These resources are organized by LDP competencies. The Competency Guide is available to employees via iHub under the Leadership Development Program.
Print book titles below are linked to their catalog records for more details. Employees can also access dozens of ebooks relevant to LDP competencies in the cloudLibrary platform (see access details in iHUB under Library). If you need help checking out a print book or ebook, or would like to suggest a title to purchase, please contact library staff at the Ask a Librarian web form.
Stop spinning your wheels: using results-based accountability to steer your agency to success
JF1351 .M45 2016
Management culture: innovative & bold strategies to engage employees
HD50.5 .M67 2012
Trying hard is not good enough: how to produce measurable improvements for customers and communities
HD58.9 .F75 2005
Give and take: a revolutionary approach to success
BF637.S8 G58 2013
Flawless consulting: a guide to getting your expertise used
HD69.C6 B57 2011
Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us
BF503 .P475 2009
Outliers: the story of success
BF637.S8 G53 2008
The power of approachability: how to become an effective, engaging communicator one conversation at a time
HF5718.G578 2005
Smart2smarter: how emotional and social connections bring humanity into the workplace: seven skills every smart person needs and every employer wants
Emotional intelligence 2.0
BF576 .B73 2009
Social intelligence: the new science of human relationships
HM1106 .G66 2006
Working with emotional intelligence
HD38.2 .G647 1998
Emotional intelligence at work : the untapped edge for success
HF5548.8 .W433 1998
The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace: empowering organizations by encouraging people
HF5549.5.M63 C438 2011 (book or audiobook/CD)
Coaching winners : a coaching & development guide: a leader’s toolkit for coaching & developing talent
HF5549.5.T7 P34 2011
Successful manager’s handbook: develop yourself, coach others
HD57.7 .S83 2010
Masterful coaching
HD66 .H37 2008
The leader's mentor: inspiration from the world's most effective leaders
HD57.7 .L43 2005
The surprising science of meetings: how you can lead your team to peak performance
HF5549.5.C6 R634 2019
Effective social media engagement options for Minnesota's diversifying population
MnDOT HE213.M6 S365 2018
Well said!: presentations and conversations that get results
HF5718.22 .P75 2012
Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking
BF698.35.I59 C35 2012 (book or audiobook/CD)
The art of asking: ask better questions, get better answers
HD30.3 .F33 2009
The language of success: business writing that informs, persuades, and gets results
HF5718.3 .S26 2008
Email : a write it well guide: how to write and manage email in the workplace
HD30.37 .C43 2008
Defusing hostile customers workbook: for the public sector
HF5415.5 .B33 2010
Difficult conversations: how to discuss what matters most
BF637.C45 S78 2010
Enchantment: the art of changing hearts, minds, and actions
HD30.3 .K38 2011
Handling angry & hostile customers
HF5415.5 .B44 2011
Just listen: discover the secret to getting through to absolutely anyone
HF5718 .G68 2010
Disciplined dreaming: a proven system to drive breakthrough creativity
HD53 .L56 2011
Eyeballs out: how to step into another world, discover new ideas, and make your business thrive
HF5386 .S78 2010
Where good ideas come from: the natural history of innovation
BF408 .J56 2010
Borrowing brilliance: the six steps to business innovation by building on the ideas of others
HD53 .M87 2009
Insourcing innovation: how to achieve competitive excellence using TRIZ
HD45 .S456 2008
Meeting the innovation challenge: leadership for transformation and growth
HD57.7 .I83 2006
Explaining creativity: the science of human innovation
BF408 .S284 2006
Handling angry & hostile customers
HF5415.5 .B44 2011
Defusing hostile customers workbook: for the public sector
HF5415.5 .B33 2010
Excellence every day: make the daily choice—inspire your employees and amaze your customers
HF5415.5 .A778 2008
Toast Kaizen: an introduction to continuous improvement & lean principles
DVD BF449 .T63 2008
Making telework work: leading people and leveraging technology for high-impact results
HD2336.35.U6 O35 2009
Think twice: harnessing the power of counterintuition
HD30.23 .M377 2009
Smart trust: creating prosperity, energy and joy in a low-trust world
HF5387 .C68 2012
The mentor leader: secrets to building people and teams that win consistently
HD57.7 .D86 2011
The speed of trust: the one thing that changes everything
BJ1500.T78 C68 2008
Lincoln on leadership: executive strategies for tough times
HD57.7 .P54 1993
A good time for the truth: race in Minnesota
F615.A1 G66 2016
Integrate diversity into recruiting, interviewing and hiring
HF5549.5.R44 T454 K45 2014
Six word lessons for autism friendly workplaces: 100 lessons for employers and employees to succeed together
HV3005 .P33 2014
Diversity and inclusion handbook
HF5549.5.M5 T454 2012
Managing diversity: toward a globally inclusive workplace
HF5549.5.M5 M662 2011
Reinventing diversity: transforming organizational community to strengthen people, purpose, and performance
HF5549.5.M5 R67 2011
The complete guide to transgender in the workplace
HF5549.5.S47 S54 2009
The difference: how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies
HF5549.5.M5 P34 2008
Racial and gender diversity in state DOTs and transit agencies: a benchmark
TRB NCHRP 585 2007
Smart trust: creating prosperity, energy and joy in a low-trust world
HF5387 .C68 2012
Moral intelligence 2.0: enhancing business performance and leadership success in turbulent times
HF5387 .L466 2011
The speed of trust: the one thing that changes everything
BJ1500.T78 C68 2008
Integrity: the courage to meet the demands of reality
BJ1533.I58 C56 2006
The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character ethic
BF637.S8 C68 2004
Living the 7 habits: stories of courage and inspiration
BF637.S8 C685 1999
Assessing return on investment in Minnesota's state highway program
MnDOT HE196.5 .A88 2013
MnDOT Transportation Funding webpage
MnDOT forecasts, revenue, and expenditures webpage
MnDOT financial management and legislative briefing package
HE213.M6 M561935x
The 4 disciplines of execution: achieving your wildly important goals
HF5549.5.G6 M33 2012 (book or audiobook/CD)
Dare to lead: brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts
HD57.7 .B764 2018
The surprising science of meetings: how you can lead your team to peak performance
HF5549.5.C6 R634 2019
The purpose revolution: how leaders create engagement and competitive advantage in an age of social good
HD57.7 .I99 2018
Lean in: women, work, and the will to lead
HD6054.3 .S265 2013 (book or audiobook/CD)
Leadership for engineers: the magic of mindset
HD57.7 .B46 2012
The five levels of leadership: proven steps to maximize your potential
HD57.7 .M39 2011
21st century leadership and management techniques for state DOTs
AASHTO HE206.2 .B76 2009
Predictable results in unpredictable times
HD57.7 .C68 2009
Leadership from the inside out: becoming a leader for life
HD57.7 .C373 2008
The 8th habit: from effectiveness to greatness
BF637.S4 C68 2004 (book or DVD)
The making of a manager: what to do when everyone looks to you
HD38.2 .Z48 2019
HBR guide to data analytics basics for managers
HD30.215 .H37 2018
Why should anyone work here?: what it takes to create an authentic organization
HD58.7 .G64 2015
Management culture: innovative & bold strategies to engage employees
HD50.5 .M67 2012
The bully-free workplace
HF5549.5.E43 N349 2011
Great by choice: uncertainty, chaos, and luck: why some thrive despite them all
HD57.7 .C645 2011
Leading change
HD58.8 .K65 2012
The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace: empowering organizations by encouraging people
HF5549.5.M63 C438 2011 (book or audiobook/CD)
Successful manager's handbook: develop yourself, coach others
HD57.7 .S83 2010
MnDOT current organization chart
MnDOT Vision, Mission and Core Values
Minnesota GO - Transportation Funding
Budget for One Minnesota (Walz-Flanagan administration)
MnDOT also has a collection of historical newsletters, maps, and photos in the Minnesota Digital Library.
The confidence code: the science and art of self-assurance—what women should know
BF575.S39 K39 2018
Moxie: the secret to bold and gutsy leadership
HD57.7 .B35 2014
The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace: empowering organizations by encouraging people
HF5549.5.M63 C438 2011 (book or audiobook/CD)
Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us
BF503 .P475 2009
The world's most powerful leadership principle: how to become a servant leader
HD57.7 .H878 2004
The surprising science of meetings: how you can lead your team to peak performance
HF5549.5.C6 R634 2019
Advanced presentations by design: creating communication that drives action
HF5718.22 .A24 2013
Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 : step by step
P93.53.M534 C69 2013
Well said! : presentations and conversations that get results
HF5718.22 .P75 2012
The Wall Street Journal guide to information graphics: the dos and don'ts of presenting data, facts, and figures
HF5718.22 .W65 2010
The big book of presentation games: wake-em-up tricks, ice breakers & other fun stuff
HF5718.22 .N49 1998
Training
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Wiser: getting beyond groupthink to make groups smarter
HM746 .S86 2015
Breakthrough thinking: brainstorming for inspiration and ideas
BF408 .S68 2007
Business process improvement toolbox. 2nd ed
HD58.87 .A53 2007
The leadership challenge
HD57.7 .K68 2007
Business process improvement toolbox. 2nd ed
HD58.87 .A53 2007
Design for six sigma: innovation for enhanced competitiveness
TS156 .W38 2005
Agile practice guide
HD69.P75 A36 2017
A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® guide)
HD69.P75 G946 2013 ed and 2017 ed
A project manager's book of forms: a companion to the PMBOK® guide
HD69.P75 S689 2009
Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling
HD69.P75 K47 2009
Real happiness at work: meditations for accomplishment, achievement, and peace
BF575.H27 S25 2014
Successful manager's handbook: develop yourself, coach others
HD57.7 .S83 2010
Leadership from the inside out: becoming a leader for life
HD57.7 .C373 2008
MnDOT Employee Safety Resources
Professional Safety
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Safety at the sharp end : a guide to non-technical skills
T55.2 .F55 2008
Traffic Safety
MAGAZINES: contact the Library to be added to the routing list for this magazine
Workplace safety: your rights and obligations
KF3319.6 .W67 2011 (DVD)
Coaching winners: a coaching & development guide : a leader's toolkit for coaching & developing talent
HF5549.5.T7 P34 2011
Emotional intelligence 2.0
BF576 .B73 2009
Mindset: the new psychology of success
BF773 .D85 2008
Social intelligence: the new science of human relationships
HM1106 .G66 2006
Showing our true colors: a fun, easy guide for understanding and appreciating yourself and others
BF698.3 .M57 2005
The power of full engagement: managing energy, not time, is the key to high performance and personal renewal
BF 637.S8 L825 2003
Getting things done: the art of stress-free productivity
BF637.T5 A45 2001
Emotional intelligence at work: the untapped edge for success
HF5548.8 .W433 1998
Working with emotional intelligence
HD38.2 .G647 1998
The 4 disciplines of execution: achieving your wildly important goals
HF5549.5.G6 M33 2012 (book or audiobook/CD)
Good idea. Now what?: How to move ideas to execution
HD53 .L436 2012
Good to great and the social sectors: why business thinking is not the answer
HD57.7 .C645 2005
Generations at work: managing the clash of boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the workplace
HF5549.5.M5 Z45 2013
Team players and teamwork: new strategies for developing successful collaboration
HD66 .P37 2008
Wikinomics: how mass collaboration changes everything
HD69.S8 T37 2008
The wisdom of crowds: why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations
JC328.2 .S87 2004
The 17 essential qualities of a team player: becoming the kind of person every team wants
HD66 .M38 2002
When teams work best: 6,000 team members and leaders tell what it takes to succeed
HD66 .L33 2001
ArcGIS - list of items
Microsoft Excel 2013: step by step
HF5548.4.M523 F79 2013
Microsoft Outlook 2013: step by step
HF5548.4.M5255 L36 2013
Microsoft Powerpoint 2013: step by step
P93.53.M534 C69 2013
What every engineer should know about Excel
HF5548.4.M523 H65 2006
The 5 choices: the path to extraordinary productivity
HD69.T54 K64 2015
Extreme productivity: boost your results, reduce your hours
HD69.T54 P678 2012
Getting things done: the art of stress-free productivity
BF637.T5 A45 2001
Leading change
HD58.8 .K65 2012
Start with why: how great leaders inspire everyone to take action
HD57.7 .S549 2011
Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: a guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement
HD30.28 .B79 2011
The leadership challenge
HD57.7 .K68 2007