creative directors are managers. designers, accountants, consultants and etc are his players.
and to become an art/creative director you have to have people skills, full of ideas, and have a superb juggling skills.
anyway my boss happens to have all the skills plus he has a great illustration background. he can draw like mofo.
we just helped 3 billion dollar company in his own basement. and in this rate he will probably earn 1/2 million this year.