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 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.

• Preparing materials and classroom for class activities.
• Maintaining accurate and thorough student records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Instructing students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
• Establishing and enforcing rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
• Observing and evaluating students’ performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Instructing and monitoring students in the using and caring of equipment and materials for preventing injury and damage.
• Planning and conducting activities for balanced programs of instruction, demonstration, and working time that provides students with opportunities for observing, questioning, and investigating.
• Preparing, administering, and grading tests and assignments for evaluating students’ progress.
• Enforcing all administration policies and rules governing students.