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.

Any mentor is expected to perform well at:

• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Convincing others to accept and idea or to otherwise change their minds or actions in accordance to the companies objectives.
• Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

• Managing critical communication links between air, naval, and ground forces.
• Formulating and implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters.
• Coordinating emergency response teams and agencies.
• Evaluating command center information and need for high levels military and government reporting.
• Managing the operation of surveillance and detection systems.
• Providing technical information and advising on capabilities and operational readiness.
• Directing operation of weapons targeting, firing, and launching computer systems.