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.

• Developing or implementing policy evaluation procedures for hydroelectric generation activities.
• Providing technical direction in the erection or commissioning of hydroelectric equipment or supporting electrical or mechanical systems.
• Developing or implementing projects for improving efficiency, economy, or effectiveness of hydroelectric plants operations.
• Supervising hydropower plants equipment installations, upgrades, or maintenance.
• Responding to problems related to ratepayers, water users, power users, government agencies, educational institutions, or other private or public power resource interests.
• Planning or managing hydroelectric plants upgrades.
• Planning or coordinating hydroelectric production operations to meet customer requirements.
• Performing or directing preventive or corrective containment or cleanup for protecting the environment.
• Operating energized high or low voltage hydroelectric power transmission system substations, according to procedures and safety requirements.