50TH ADVANCED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HARVARD UNIVERSITY

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 5, 1967
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training 5 January 1967
SUBJECT 50th Advanced Management Program
Harvard University
1. Since the Office of Training has on record a thorough
description of the Advanced Management Program conducted by the
Harvard Business School, it does not appear appropriate to repeat
information concerning the course itself. I will, however, comment
on a few changes in the course which will be of interest to you. I
will also set forth my reaction to the course and make a few recom-
mendations concerning future Agency participation in the course.
Course Changes
One of the major changes in the 50th Advanced
Management Program Course which was held between
September and December 1966 was the change in the
activities of the "Discussion Groups". These "Discussion
Groups" consist of eight AMP students who meet for one
week at a time to discuss the classroom work for the day;
at the end of each week, personnel in the group are rotated
to other groups. In previous courses, the Discussion
Groups were held from 8:00 A. M. in the morning to 9:30 A. M.
and in these Discussion Groups various individuals lectured
for approximately thirty minutes on their responsibilities
within their organization. It was in these groups that Agency
representatives briefed the others concerning the Agency.
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In the 50th Advanced Management Program, the
School decided that the Discussion Groups would be limited
to one hour in duration and that this hour would be
exclusively devoted to the discussion of the cases for that
dayts classes. The School urged that the Discussion Groups
also hold separate meetings, preferably at dinner, to discuss
the responsibilities of the various individuals in the group.
From a practical standpoint this new procedure did not work
out very well. Most of the groups found it most difficult to
meet at night due to the heavy schedule and, as a result, my
briefing on the Agency was limited to about one half of the
discussion groups in which I participated. Even when the
briefings were given, they were limited to about ten minutes
and as a result very little detail could be given concerning
the Central Intelligence Agency.
My briefing, which is on file with the office of Security,
was limited to a very general discussion of national intelligence
and was based on unclassified study on
"National Intelligence" which was produced in 1962 under the
auspices of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. When
the briefing was given, it aroused a great deal of interest since
most of the students knew very little about the Agency. In
spite of their lack of knowledge, most of my classmates appeared
to be very pro-Agency in their orientation.
Make-up of the 50th AMP Class
There were a total of one hundred and sixty students in
the 50th AMP Class. Of these, thirty were from foreign
countries and twenty-one were from U. S. Government agencies.
The remainder of the class represented business firms in the
United States. Of those individuals representing Government
agencies, six were from the Navy, four from the Air Force,
seven from the Army, one from the Marine Corps, one from
the Secret Service, one from the Government Accounting Office
and the undersigned from CIA. Of those foreigners in the
class, the following countries were represented: England,
France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Australia,
Italy, Liberia, South Africa, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru and
Argentina.
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Reaction to the Course
My reaction to the course will undoubtedly be repetitive
of what has been said by those who attended previous classes.
It was a stimulating experience for me personally and I am
deeply appreciative for the opportunity to have attended the
course. To identify the specific portions of the course which
are directly applicable to my position with the Agency is
difficult since the course is directed toward private industry.
Courses in Human Behavior, Planning and Budgeting
and Statistical Decision Making were somewhat applicable
to problems faced in the Government. To a certain extent
the course entitled Business in a World Society was applicable
because of its international aspect. Other courses such as
Business Policy, Marketing and Business History were not
directly related to Government activity.
On the other hand, the exposure of Agency personnel
to potential high level executives of industry through partici-
pation in the course cannot help but benefit the Agency, the
Government and the individual. It should be noted that in the
50th Class, as has been the case in other classes, there were
many comments by the various participants from industry
reflecting favorably upon the caliber of representation from
Government. The Agency is bound to receive some favorable
comment from this association. In fact, any exposure of the
Agency to the public in a favorable light should enhance the
Agency's image.
On the whole, therefore, I would support the Advanced
Management Program as an excellent training mechanism
which will benefit not only the individual in attendance, but
also the Agency itself.
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Administrative Considerations
There were no administrative problems for the
undersigned in connection with the course. Agency
personnel are well accepted and the method of processing
employees into the school appears to be most satisfactory.
As an Agency employee I was extremely well accepted by
the Administrative Staff at the School as well as by all of the
professors in the AMP.
Since I was a totally overt employee, I had no cover
problems with the course. In considering personnel for
future courses, I would think that any employee in the
Agency could attend if cover is not a problem. The class
association, of course, extends beyond the AMP itself and
if a student anticipates a future cover position, attendance
at the program would jeopardize this future position.
Recommendations
My first recommendation pertains to preparation for
the course prior to reporting to Harvard. Any individual
attending this course should be selected sufficiently far
in advance so that he can obtain a brief course on basic
business finance. I was unfamiliar with accounting practices
so I found this phase of the course most difficult. I am
certain that I could have contributed more to the course and
gained more from it had I had a basic review of financial
practices. I would therefore recommend that any individual
attending the course either have some background in basic
finances or have an opprotunity to obtain such a review prior
to attending the course.
My second recommendation would be to authorize all
Agency personnel attending the course to take their privately
owned vehicle with them. As a Government employee, we
have little to offer other students in the course, whereas
individuals from private industry send gifts and favors to all
who attend the class. I took my POV with me and found that
it was most helpful in connection with faculty dinners, work
on outside activities of the program and in many other ways
which allowed me to reciprocate for the many favors granted
me by industry personnel.
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A third recommendation' would be to urge all
Agency representatives attending the course to become
as deeply involved in the extracurricular activities of
the course as possible. In my case I worked on the
Graduation Week Committee and was responsible for a
reception and the final banquet. While such activity
requires some additional work on the part of the employee,
it leaves a very favorable image not only with the other
students, but also the administrative personnel of the school.
Finally, I would suggest that the Agency volunteer to
furnish a speaker to the course at some time during the
program. This would go a long way toward improving the
Agencyt s image among these businessmen and could be
most helpful to the Agency in the future. The speaker,
however, should be a very high level official such as the
Director, the Deputy Director or the Executive Director-
Comptroller.
2. Like most other individuals who attended the Advanced
Management Program I would certainly endorse it in every way. I
am certain that the efforts expended by the individual involved and the
money and time expended by the Agency is extremely well spent. The
returns for both the individual and the Agency should be of value for
years to come.
Deputy Director of Security
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