APEX 19 Participant Demographics Prior military service – 16 (43%) Advanced Degrees  Masters – 27 (73%)  3 JD – 3 (8 %)  3 PhD – 3 (8%) 7 participants from “out of town”  California  Florida (2)  Georgia  New Jersey  Ohio  Tennessee

Perspectives on Being a Member of the SES Now that you are a member of the Senior Executive service, how are you viewed differently from the way you were seen before? Do you view yourself in the same way? Is this consistent with your expectations? Which points of view need to change – yours, theirs, both, neither? How do you expect to act differently?

Survey of Expectations General Theme  Very few of you responded that you are thoroughly conversant or have expert knowledge in topics  The majority of you responded that you are somewhat familiar or have a solid understanding of at least some of the topics that will be addressed at APEX

SECDEF’s Top Ten Priorities  Successfully Pursue the Global War on Terrorism  Strengthen Combined/Joint Warfighting Capabilities  Transform the Joint Force  Optimize Intelligence Capabilities  Counter Proliferation of WMD  Improve Force Manning  New Concepts of Global Engagement  Homeland Security  Streamline DoD Processes  Reorganize DoD and the USG to Deal with Pre-War Opportunities and Post-War Responsibilities

Toughest Challenges “What you perceive to be the three greatest challenges facing the SES corps in the DOD today?”  Human Capital Management  Interagency Relationships  Resources – People, Money  Transformation and other Major Initiatives  Managing Change – Technology, Organizations, Infrastructure, Culture  Relationships: Military – Civilian; Career -- Political

Week 1 Activities Introduction – APEX and Participants Supporting the SecDef’s Priorities Leading Transformation Efforts OSD, Joint, and Service Perspectives Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) SES Knowledge Tool Kit Leadership and Management Equation