EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT CORE COURSE

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• Publication Date: February 13, 1984
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Legislative Liaison
20505
0 FEB 1,,25X1
TO. Mr. Thomas K. Latimer, Staff Director
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Enclosed is some background on the SIS Core
Course which I hope will be of use to you in pre-
paring your remarks. I would greatly appreciate
it if you would return the documents to me once
you have finished with them.
Liaison Division
Office of Legislative Liaison
FORM OBSOLETE
3-79 1533 PREVIOUS
EDITIONS.
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The Executive Development program is committed to preparing newly
promoted SIS-l's to assume executive duties and responsibilities
and to offer a continuing education for all senior Agency
executives. This program consists currently of two separate and
unique segments: the Core Course and the Electives.
The Core Course is required of all newly promoted senior
intelligence officers. The Electives will be scheduled on a
demand basis.
THE CORE COURSE
The Core Course has been structured to introduce the newly
promoted senior intelligence officer to the problems and
opportunities of executive management in the CIA.
The Course will be conducted after each promotion cycle (2
times per year), will run for approximately two weeks, and will
be presented by principal officers of the Agency including the
Deputy Director, the Executive Director and the Deputy Directors,
and outside speakers.
An off-site location such as the Xerox Training Facility
will provide an environment in which the participants will study
topics such as , National Security Policy, the Congress, the Law,
the Intelligence Community and the Press as they relate to
intelligence; as well as the Agency Culture, Resource Management,
Leadership, Negotiations, and Strategic Planning. Seminars,
exercises, workshops and simulations will be the major vehicles.
The primary focus will be on team participation. With emphasis
on day to day demands of a CIA executive. The course will also
encourage strategic thinking about how CIA and the Intelligence
Community will do their business in the 1990s.
Participants will have an opportunity to do some self-
appraisal and stock-taking and to set personal career goals for
the next five years.
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EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT CORE COURSE
No. 1
13 - 28 February 1984
EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT STAFF
OFFICE OF TRAINING`AND EDUCATION
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EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT CORE COURSE-
NO. 1
STAFF:I bourse Director
raining Assistant
Extension:
Executive Development Staff
Office of Training and Education
Chamber of Commerce Building.,. Room 1001
Course Location
13 - 24 February - XEROX Facility, Leesburg, Virginia
27 - 28 February - Visits to Capitol Hill, the White House,
the Pentagon, and the Department of State
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WNl~ 1DENTIAL
CORE COURSE FOR CIA EXECUTIVES
Course Objectives
1. This course is designed to facilitate the development of
a strategic, all-Agency focus for newly promoted SIS-O1 officers
and to focus on some of the specific competencies required at the
executive level. To this end it will:
a. help new SIS officers better understand the
Agency's goals, policies, and direction under the
current leadership;
b. heighten awareness and acceptance of the
participants' roles as executives in the
intelligence environment;
c. enhance conceptual skills in the conduct of
relations with other Agency components and with
external organizations;
d. enhance competencies for managing Agency
resources and activities-;
e. develop skills in strategic .planning and
managing change;
f. help individuals hone their skills to lead,
motivate and negotiate with others;
g. foster a collaborative, team approach to Agency,
management issues.
2. Training will be primarily experiential, with emphasis
on exercises, simulations, and discussion of case studies.
3. Additional elective courses will provide a more in-depth
treatment of many of the core course components.
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MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY
(XEROX FACILITY)
0900-0915 Welcome to the Executive
Development Core Course
Director,
Executive
Development
Core Course,
Office of
Training and
Education
The Course Director will present an overview and discuss the
objectives of the Course.
0915-0945 Introductions
Participants
Participants will introduce themselves, identify their component,
their current assignment, and their product.
WELCOME TO _SIS RANK
0945-0955 Film - "Brainpower"
1000-1100 Welcome to SIS Rank Robert W. Magee
Director of
Personnel
Mr. Magee will discuss the responsibilities of membership in a
directorate career service, the SIS compensation schedule, and
stipends and performance awards. He will also talk about the SIS
vs. the SES and the bonus--the quiet award.
1110-1155 Team Exercise Staff and
Participants
Participants will provide an oral presentation of the most
memorable incident with the Agency, a description of their high
point in Agency activity, or one good war story.
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MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY
(XEROX FACILITY)
INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL POLICY
1330-1430 Intelligence and National Policy Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director
for Intelli-
gence and
Chairman,
National
Intelligence
Council
Dr. Gates will discuss intelligence analysis and production from
the point of view of a consumer of intelligence, the changing
focus of intelligence analysis in the out years, and current
issues in the world today.
1445-1545 The Instant National David Whipple
Intelligence Officer NIO for
Terrorism
This presentation discusses the challenge and difficulties of
starting up as a NIO in a critical area that transcends a number
of collection and analytical functions in the CIA and the
Intelligence Community.
1600-1700 Team Questions
Teams will develop questions for class visits.
DINNER
1930-2030 Evening Session
Staff and
Participants
Chief, Inter-
national
Act i v i t i.e s"
Division
will discuss covert action in today's environment.
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TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY)
CIA AND THE INGRESS
0800-0850 CIA and the Congress ...Clair E. George
151 O ice
of Legislative
Liaison .
0900-1000 The Congress and CIA Larry G. Kittlewell
Senate Select
Conmi ttee on
Intelligence
What is the proper role of Congressional; oversight? What are
current Congressional concerns about the,..CIA? What is the role
of the Congress in the review and funding of intelligence
activities? What are the current issues? Are we still viewed as
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a "rogue elephant?, etc. 1010-1100 Temperament Sorter
Chief, Executive
Development
Staff
Preliminary Feedback on the Keirsey temperament test will be done
at this time.
1100-1130 Team Questions Staff and
Participants
Teams will develop questions for class visits.
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TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY
(XEROX FACILITY)
1400-1415 Overview of Legal Services
Deputy General
Counsel
will give a brief description of the types of legal 25X1
services OGC can provide and how it can assist senior Agency
managers.
1415-1445 What a Senior Agency Manager
Should Know about Executive
Order 12333
Chief, Intelli-
gence Law
Division
This Executive Order regulates intelligence activities and is a
key component of intelligence law.
1500-1530 How a Senior Agency Manager
Should Deal with the-FOIA
and Privacy Acts
Chief, Litiga-
gation and
Legislation
Division
1530-1600 Legal Aspects of
Administration
Chief, Adminis-
trative Law
Various considerations that regularly face senior Agency managers
such as EEO, sexual harassment, conflict of interest, personal
liability and suits against Agency employees, termination
standards, and the Agency's spending authorities wirl be
addressed.
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TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY
(XEROX FACILITY)
1600-1630 Law In-Box Exercise
Participants
Teams will be given two of the following in-box cases to
resolve: a) An FOIA release to the public; b) EEO
Discrimination case; c) Conflict of interest; d) Possible
conflict between an operational initiative and the Executive
Order; e) Questionable use of operational funds; f) Concern
over political adjustments to an intelligence product; and g)
Sole source procurement directed toward a favored contractor.
1930-2100 Law In-Box Exercise (Continued) Participants
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WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY)
THE IWELL IGE E COMMUNITY
0900-1000 The Department of State Amb. Herman J.
Bureau of Intelligence and Cohen
Research
Amb. Cohen will give us a view from State/INR--the contribution
of intelligence to foreign policy and coordination of State with
CIA efforts.
1030-1130 Intelligence Community Staff Eloise R. Page
Deputy Director,
Intelligence
Corrrnu n i t y S t a f f
The speaker will address: Is the intelligence community a team?
coordination vs. competition in collection and analysis;
conflicts in estimates; overlaps in intelligence activities; the
budget.
LUNCH
THE PRESS AND PUBLIC VIEW
1400-1445 The Leaks
DCI Security
Committee
This presentation looks at Intelligence Community strategy in
dealing with leaks to the press.
1500-1600 The Press and Public View Philip Taubman
Washington
Bureau, NEW YORK
TIMES
This presentation deals with how CIA is viewed by a journalist
working the intelligence "beat". Are all CIA secrets considered
open game if you make a living trying to get on the front page?
What, if anything, should the CIA do to improve its image?
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XEROX FACILITY
1615-1715 A Secret Agency PANEL: George Lauder
in Public View Director, Public
Affairs Office
Discussion will be on Agency strategy in dealing with the public
and the news media. Should we release more or less CIA analysis
to the public? Should we concern ourselves with public support.
1930-2030 The Changing Agency Culture
Director of
Security
Changing trends in personal security, discipline, integrity, cover
adjustment, and clearance criteria will be covered in this
presentation.
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THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY
0800-0830 The Agency Culture
Executive
Director, CIA
Our speaker will reflect on the Agency culture. What would we like
to project as role models? Can we expect a new breed of intelli-
gence officers, and if so are we prepared for them?
STRATEGIC THINKING AND AGENCY PLANNING
0845-0945 Strategic Thinking and 25X1
Agency Planning
Do security, compartmentation, and the reactive nature of our
business hamper long range strategic thinking? Does the changing
political process in which we must operate preclude good strategic
planning? What is the framework of the CIA's strategic planning for
the next ten years?
1000-1130 A Management Game: Turnaround
Participants
Equipped with fiscal and personnel' data, managers are assigned the
task of rescuing a troubled manufacturing plant. This simulation
permits individuals to work through the problem first by themselves,
then in a group, and, finally, to compare their solutions to an
expert's.
1400-1430 Motivation Staff and
Participants
The group will discuss subordinate motivation. They will develop a
list of ways (informal and formal) to motivate, reward, and
recognize employee contributions and performances, plus various
means to facilitate their subordinates' career development.
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THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY
1445-1545 Reduction in Force
Chief, Special
Activities
Staff, Office
of Personnel
Our speaker will discuss personnel reduction on a large scale such
as the 701, Schlessinger, and Turner exercises vs. the weeding out
process at the career service level. He will use case studies and
discuss lessons learned.
MANAGING THE TNOLOGY EXPLOS ION
1930-2030 Managing the Technology.
Explosion
Associate
Deputy Director
for Science and
Technology
Where is technology expected to take this Agency in five to ten
years? How will the cost of technology balance with the costs of
people? Do changes in the operational environment, new analytical
challenges, and automation lead to new applications of technology?
Does this trend impose a greater security risk? Do we have a
workforce that can change from shoebox to computer terminal? Are we
prepared to offer these new high tech employees a more rewarding
career? Are we hiring the right type of people for tomorrow's
challenges? Will technology spark new working styles?
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FRIDAY, 17 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY
0800-0845 The Agency Budget System
Deputy Comptroller
Officer, Office
of the
Comptroller
]Executive
Our speakers will provide an overview of the Agency budget system,
explaining the base program, ongoing and new initiatives, guidance,
and reprogramming.
0900-1015 Budget Exercise Speakers and
Participants
Teams will conduct a strategic budget planning exercise (Strawman
ranking) involving the FY85 budget. There will be a discussion of
team rankings with the representatives of the Office of the
Comptroller.
1030-1130 The Budget Daniel A. Childs
Comptroller
Our speaker will present his views on the budget process and Agency
long-range planning; how we cope with ceilings, tighter budgets,
etc.; will some programs'have to go? achieving flexibility.
1230-1500 Career Panel Exercise Staff and
Participants
Teams will represent a newly formed career panel. Each team will be
required to spell out their ranking criteria, procedures for
acquiring information to evaluate personnel, recorrmendations for
aggressive or conservative promotion policies, plus suggestions for
a system that will identify and resolve personnel that do not meet
the demands of the service.
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MONDAY, 20 FEBRUARY
TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY
0900-1100 Leadership Styles
Michael Maccoby
John F. Kennedy
School of
International
Affairs
Michael Maccoby, author of The Gamesman and The Leader: A New Face
for American Management, will discuss his new model of leadership in
America.
1115-1215 Leadership Attributes
Participants
and 25X1
Participants will develop a list of leadership attributes appro-
priate to senior Agency managers and d.i,'scuss which of these are
applicable in various organizational environments.
1330-1430 Leadership Talent Search
Exercise
Staff and
Participants
Teams will be tasked to recommend candidates for senior Agency
positions. Team reports will indicate why certain individuals were
selected and what significant knowledge, experience, managerial
accomplishments/assignments, or leadership qualities led to their
recommendations.
1445-1700 Managing Change
Management and
Administrative
Training
Division, OTE
Any dynamic organization must expect and manage an increased rate of
change. The presentation will focus on the process of change and
its impact on the people in an organization. This segment will
include a case study on the DI reorganization.
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TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
XEROX FACILITY
John H. Stein
Deputy Director
for Operations
Our speaker will present his ideas on leading a group of strong-
willed, often independent, managers who vary dramatically in
organizational style.
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WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY
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0800-1030 Negotiation
This presentation will include discussion of negotiation, influence,
and conflict resolution.
1045-1130 Mentorship
Participants
This is a presentation on mentorship as it exists in the Agency,
with discussion of the advantages/disadvantages and some of the
alternatives. What is the role of management in promoting the
process?
25X1
1400-1630 Expanding the Executive
Presentation skills--tasking, organizing, improving, directing,
writing, and presenting will be covered by this speaker.
1930-2000 Leadership Talent Search Staff and
Presentations Participants
Teams will give their presentations from the Leadership Talent
Search Exercise yesterday.
2015-2130 Team Time on Strategic Plans Staff and
Participants
Teams organized along directorate lines will develop a 10-year
strategic plan for their directorate. These plans will signal major
efforts, new initiatives, program cancellations, shifts in
resources, and ground work for the mid-1990s. Teams should
coordinate their plans and prepare short presentations for the DDCI.
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ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
0800-1015 Turnaround (Continued)
Part ict
1030-1130 The Decision Process Harry E. Fitzwater
Deputy Director for
Administration
Our speaker will cover the decision process in the Agency; how to
make unpopular decisions; when and when not to coordinate; managing
risk.
1300-1400 Decisionmaking Staff and
Participants
Teams will be given an "in-box" of actual decisions made by Agency
executives. They will discuss the process and behind-the-scene
activity of such decisions and how they were made.
1400-1500 Contract Management
Chief, Procure-
ment Division,
Office of
Logistics
Our speaker will cover the search for expertise; determining a
quality contractor; contract management; sole source vs. competitive
bids; the overun; performance measurement with a contractor; danger
signals; when to close out.
1515-1615 Executive Wake
Participants
This is a group discussion. The participants will describe what
they believe happened in their offices during their attendance at
this Course.
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1630-1715 Temperament Evaluation
Participants
Each participant will report on results of his earlier temperament
assessment.
1930-2100 In Search of Excellence
The DCI has a process underway to establish this organization's goals
and beliefs; a short document incorporating them presumably will be
promulgated soon. But what happens next? How can we make CIA's
professed goals and beliefs have meaning for our people and the way
we do business? What are the impediments to making our credo live
over time? How might they be overcome? Is it all just another
passing bureaucratic fancy?
Assistant irector
of Training and
Education for
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FRIDAY, 24 FEBRUARY
(XEROX FACILITY)
0800-0900 Making the System Work Staff and
for You Participants
Individual Exercise. Each participant will develop (for personal
use) his individual growth strategy for the next five years. This
plan will reflect career desires, level of ambition, new
experiences, training, future assignments, financial planning, and
retirement.
0915-1130 Team Time on Strategic Plans Staff and
(Continued) Participants
1230-1400 The. Deputy Director of Central John McMahon
Intelligence on Corporate Deputy Director
Philosophy of Central
Intelligence
Each Directorate team will present to the DDCI its strategic plan
for the next 10 years. The DDCI will comment on the team strategic
plans and present his overall corporate philosophy and strategic
plan. Where do we expect to be in five and ten years? What kind of
intelligence officer and manager will we need for the 1990s.
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At the end of the Core Course we will conduct a series of. dis-
cussions with senior policy officials in the Washington Community.
Participants will meet with these officials in their own offices and
are encouraged to discuss those issues which were surfaced during
the Course.
0900-1100 The White House Kenneth de Graffenreid
National Security
Council Staff
LUNCH - U. S. Capitol
1400-1530 The United States Congress Thomas K. Latimer
Director, House
Permanent Select
Committee on
Intelligence
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TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY
(THE PENTAGON
1015-1200 The Department of Defense General Richard
Stillwell
Deputy Under-
Secretary of
Defense for
Policy
LUNCH - The Pentagon Executive Dining Room
1400-1530 The Department of State Ambassador Ronald
I. Spiers
Undersecretary
of State for
Management
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