Any supervisor should excel at:

• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment.
• Detecting or assessing problems whether real or potential.
• Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

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.

• Directing advanced reconnaissance operations and evaluating intelligence information.
• Recruiting, training, and equipping friendly forces.
• Leading raids and invasions on enemy territories.
• Training personnel to implementing individual missions and contingency plans.
• Performing strategic and tactical planning for politically sensitive missions.
• And operating sophisticated communications equipment.