MINUTES OF MAY 31, 1979 IAG COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

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• Publication Date: May 31, 1979
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Secretariat
Room 1304-7900 E SG, N.W.
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Minutes of May 31, 1979
IAG Committee on Development and Training
The meeting was opened by Jim Brogan, Office of Personnel Management
(OPM).
James Gregg, OPM gave a briefing on the status of the establishment
of the Presidential Management Improvement Council. It will be co-
chaired by Alan Campbell and James McIntyre and consist of about 15
members. The council is intended to be an action council, not a
study group. The agency with management improvement needs will
lead in developing solutions and will provide a large part of the
staffing. The Office of Personnel Management and. the Office of
Management and Budget will provide support and guidance.
Blair 'Ewing, OPM, gave a briefing on WED's new Office of Productivity
Programs. The mission of the Office is to help agencies optimize
productivity services, while- minimizing costs and time spent. The
functions of the Office-are:
' 1. measurement of productivity and improvement of"
measurement technic}ues
2. research and program development
A. application of research to productivity
B. identification of good existing programs aimed
at productivity in Federal agencies, in order
to diffuse those programs to other agencies
3. productivity services.
Sam Phillips, OPM, gave an up-date on the Executive Development
Progr.a.m. The Office of Personnel Management will sponsor roundtables
later this month for program developers,.to aid them in designing
( agency Executive Development programs consistent with the criteria.
A new program for Executive Development participants in small agencies
.was announced. The deadline for selection of participants, from
.agencies with fewer than 50 SES members, into the Senior Executive
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Service Candidate Development Program is February 1, 1980. All
agencies' programs are overseen by Executive Resource Boards, which
must t>e established by ,Tune 8, 1979. Executive Personnel and
Mana~;:~ment Devel opmer~t i G ~ilso conducting a research project. cnncerneci
with validation of managerial competencies, using input from similar
GAO and Navy studies. The result of this research will guide the
restructuring of OPM's management training curriculum..
Ellis Berne, Justice, gave a report on the Personnel D:irector's
Conference in Gettysburg. He said that the tone of the meeting
was one of concern about the implications of the new relationships
resulting from the reform act. Ellis also mentioned a presentation
by Mr. Laffley of the Chase Manhattan Bank on the implementation of
an executive awards system.. The system has been under way for five
years and it is just now possible to evaluate. A summary of _ "?"'"
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i~tr"~~-Lr.oblems that impact on the job.
Ellis,}}erne summarized the results of_ a meeting held by the IAG
Standing Committee on Training Policy, concerning the proposed
revision of OMB Circular #A-76. Great concern was expressed about
the implications of the contracting-out provisions.
Dick Burdick, GPO, thanked everyone who worked to make the Changing
Scene a successful program.. He also mentioned that training personnel
seem to be frequently used for functions other than training this
year. The use of training personnel for other tasks may cause
problems for the training function within agencies ne:~ct year.
Jim Brogan mentioned that the Steering Committee is planning a
conference retreat for agency training officers that will probably
be held later this year. He also mentioned that the National
University Extension Association had approached OPM regarding a
joint conference, which will explore areas of mutual interest.
This i.s tentatively scheduled for late September 1979, in
Washington, D.C.
The next IAG meeting will be July 27, 1979.
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