I'd say she did her best, but that would be giving her too much credit. All she really cared about was having a lackey to help her take over the world. She didn't really care about much else.
Looks like to me like she's only really interested in taking over the place and ruling it. And she has no problems throwing her power around just to show how strong she is. She's either looking for unconditional surrender or getting rid of everyone who stands in her way. She's not as complex as she'd like everyone to think she is, really.