SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE TEAM-BUILDING SEMINAR, 21-23 FEBRUARY 1984

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• Publication Date: February 27, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
27 February 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR: See Distribution
David Y. McManis
National Intelligence Officer for Warning
SUBJECT Summary of Executive Team-Building Seminar,
?_1-?_3 February 1984
1. Members of the Washington Area Operations-lntPlliaPnrP
Center ChiPfc (WAn(:f') Conference met at
to improve their ab, , y o wor together as
a eam an identify and solve mutual problems. Participants are
at Attachment 1.
2. The first day-and-a-half was spent studying management
and interpersonal techniques and working practical exercises.
The problem-oriented sessions were unstructured discussions that
pointed out the difficulty of obtaining an efficient and
effective interface between numerous organizations with
disparate, although related, responsibilities in their parent
organization. Everyone agreed that better horizontal
communications are required if we are to perform the Community
task of warning and information management in support of decision
makers .
3. An important element of discussion was a frank critique
of organization products and group orientation that may foster
some internal improvements.
4. The participants agreed to the following action items:
a. NIO/Warning will recommend to ICS that a
"Flashboard-type" prototype system be tested to enhance
center-to-center analyst communications. NIO/Warning will
form a working group to establish terms of reference and a
concept of operation. Centers that are netted in the pilot
program must include smaller centers that tend to be
consumers of information to ensure the wider range of
requirements are considered.
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b. NIO/Warning must continue to work and encourage
community-wide budget and program strategies.
c. NIO/Warning will request ICS to perform a short
study to define data flow between centers, establish more
integrated data flow recommendations, and develop a
"strawman" Matrix for conference review. The study will
include communication nodes and paths as well as generalized
information subjects.
d. As a result of the discussions, members resolved
that additional interaction by the center chiefs was
required. In addition to the quarterly WAOCC Conference
meetings, NIO/Warning is asked to schedule monthly, half-day
meetings that will essentially be visits to centers for the
purpose of briefings, tours, orientation and discussions of
conference communication problems. A six-month schedule
will be coordinated and distributed by ?_ March 1984.
e. NIO/Warning will develop a strawman proposal for
heads-up (tipper) procedure for center chiefs to inform
other centers of focussed interest in developing
situations. Distribution would be limited to other centers
which would then take appropriate actions related to their
community role. A formatted message may be recommended as a
vehicle for daily watch officer communication.
f. NIO/Warning, with the assistance of the WAOCC
Conference, will update operations-intelligence center
descriptions and include the newest members in the WAOCC
Conference Procedures Book. A new, all inclusive Watch
Center Directory will also be added.
g. NIO/Warning will develop a standard watch center
distribution list to disseminate situation reports of Task
Force Operations.
h. NIO/Warning will schedule and conduct additional
Watch Center Officer Tours so as to meet the increasing
demand and backlog. Center Chiefs agreed to continue to
support tours/briefings to meet the Community requirement.
i. NIO/Warning will coordinate/conduct an ad hoc review
of conference member activities during recent crises and
operations to develop lessons about integration and
interrelationship among centers and internal organizational
activities. All centers will be asked to participate.
j. NIO/Warning will develop and schedule problem
solving seminars for Washington area watch officers.
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5. Progress on all action items will be reported during the
April WAOCC Conference. In the interim, all members are urged to
inform their organizational principals of our problem solving
activities so as to heighten the understanding of our community
requirements.
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UNCLASSIFIED 29 February 1984
SUBJECT: Executive Team Building Seminar
Distribution`:
1 - Each Seminar Attendee
1 - OCI
1 - DDCI
1 - Executive Director
1 - SA/DCI/IA
1 - Executive Registry
1 - C/NIC
1 - VC/NIC (Mr. Meyer)
1 - A/NIO/W
1 - NWS
1 - NIO/W Chron
1 - NIO/W Subject File
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