MID-CAREERISTS' COMMENTS - AGENCY CAREER MANAGEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000600260062-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 62
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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At a DD/S Staff Meeting, Mr. John H. Richardson, Director
of Training, stated that he has made an analysis of comments from
Mid-Careerists concerning Agency personnel management. He
indicated that he has been asked to brief the Executive Committee
on his findings.
In general, Mr. Richardson stated that there does not appear
to be anything seriously wrong with the Agency career management
program. The source of his comments concerning some problems
which appear to exist come from twelve Mid-Careerists distributed
evenly among the Directorates. In certain areas of comment, his
findings are corroborated by findings resulting from a compilation
of comments from Mid-Careerists who have attended the Agency
Mid-Career Training Course. Noteworthy areas of concern resulting
from his study are the following:
This caption was further described as relating
to the lack of communication between employees of the
Directorates. There appears to be a lack of knowledge
and appreciation of the duties and functions performed
by employees of the various :Directorates. The situation
within the Support Directorate seems to be less serious
by virtue of the fact that the ''Trends and Highlights'given
at I affords interoffice communication and training.
Other Directorates do not have such a program.
2. Excessive Compartmentation:
Mid-Careerists have quite uniformly stated that
they feel that compartmentation within the Agency, partic-
ularly of the TKH- variety, is for spurious reasons and
accounts for a lack of communication. Thirty-two percent
of the Mid-Careerists sampled in an OTR survey felt that
TKH was too "sacrosanct. "
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3. Career Planning
Twenty-four percent of the Mid-Careerists sampled
in the OTR survey felt that there is inadequate "follow-on"
after employees attend the Mid-Career Course.
4. Little Evidence of Formal Career Management:
The lack of visible evidence of career management
appears to be most keenly felt among Mid-Careerists in
the Clandestine Services.
5. Problem of Succession:
Some Mid-Careerists felt that there is inadequate
"planned grooming" for people who rise to supervisory
and other key positions.
6. Lack of Candor and Feedback as to "Where One Stands"
in his Organizational Structure:
It was pointed out that twenty-four percent of the
Mid-Careerists sampled stated that they have not met with
their respective Deputy Directors.
7. Dangerous to SeekTransfers Between Directorates?
Even Within Directorates:
All twelve of the Mid-Careerists interviewed by
Mr. Richardson listed this as an Agency career manage-
ment problem.
Mr. Richardson stated that the :persons interviewed by him
were unanimous in their statements that communications both upward
and downward within their organizations are adequate.
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