Meet your team: Sally Star, Rick Rookie, David Disturbed, and Susan Sponge. As the team-lead, do you treat all team members the same? What changes when striving to influence each toward goal completion? Learn how to determine employee readiness and the right leadership style to get the results you want. Discover the language of leadership that […]

This course is for municipal or county employees and those that work with them who are involved in the planning, inspecting and placing of asphalt pavements. The course will provide the information needed to properly plan and monitor a hot mix asphalt paving project. Basic knowledge of hot mix asphalt materials and example construction specifications […]

April 29 – Effectively Leading Change Have you had a negative experience with change management? Most of us have. Learn how to lead change successfully and help your team and organization continue to grow and advance.  To register and find more information about the speakers, please go to this link:  https://iowaltap.iastate.edu/events/effectively-leading-change/.

Achieving the vision of eliminating deaths and serious injuries from our Nation’s roads may seem daunting since traffic fatalities in the United States have been on the rise in recent years. To make meaningful progress, a new paradigm is needed in the way we think about the traffic safety problem. The Safe System approach is a recognized international road safety best practice that […]

In March 2022, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a report to Congress detailing the agency’s commitment to advance widespread implementation of the Complete Streets design model to help improve safety and accessibility for all users. Within the five elements of the Safe System approach, State and local transportation agencies focus on designing and operating […]

Under a Safe System approach, reaching the zero goal requires managing the circumstances of crashes such that the kinetic energy forces imposed on the human body do not result in death or serious injury. At an intersection, this is accomplished by influencing conflict points, speed, and crash angles, and considering exposure and complexity. Intersection projects […]

  There is no single pathway toward achieving a Safe System and there is no recipe for implementation. Achieving a Safe System is a complex journey that requires strengthening all elements in the system by numerous stakeholders. Stakeholders across the transportation community are already acting to advance the Safe System approach by making decisions guided […]

Meet the other two individuals on your team: Steve Stink and Debbie Downer. While they get their jobs done, they kill team morale. Learn how to engage difficult employees before they negatively impact the morale and performance of your team. Discover the language of leadership needed to begin difficult dialogue in an array of situations.  This […]