Any administrator should excel at:

• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates, as well as communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
• Maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
• Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization, and getting them to work together to accomplish tasks by encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.

Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

• Holding public meetings with government officials, social scientists, lawyers, developers, the public, or special interest groups for formulating, developing, or address issues regarding land using or community plans.
• Advocating for sustainability to community groups, government agencies, the general public, or special interest groups.
• Developing plans for public or alternative transportation systems for urban or regional locations for reducing carbon output associated with transportation.
• Evaluating proposals for infrastructure projects or other development for environmental impacts or sustainability.
• Identifying opportunities or developing plans for sustainability projects or programs for improving energy efficiency, minimizing pollution or waste, or restoring natural systems.
• Assessing the feasibility of land using proposals and identifying necessary changes.
• Creating, preparing, or requisitioning graphic or narrative reports on land using data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables such as population density.