On other hand, I have worked for leaders who were great administrators but poor leaders, and they were ultimately failures. Simply put: administration may be a necessary condition, but it is not a sufficient condition, for success; whereas, leadership may be a necessary and sufficient condition for success.

My core premise is that if you are to be a successful work leader, your success will be determined not by how great an administrator you are, but how great a leader you are day-in-and-day-out. When staff you are “in charge of” believes that you are a great leader, and when you are doing seven essential steps, you will be a peak-performance leader who tastes joy of success.

The seven essential steps to work leader success are easy to remember through mnemonic L.E.A.D.E.R.S.… Each letter represents essence of a key principle for Peak Performance. L: Love – Friends Like but Leaders Love E: Expectations – Setting Bar Sets Tone A: Assignment – Square Pegs in Round Holes Never Fit! D: Development – The Good Get Better, Best Excel E: Evaluation – Leaders Success by Making Judgments R: Rewards – An Organization Elicits Behavior It Rewards S: Self – Work Leaders Must Lead Themselves For more information: www.deltennium.com/articles.php

Gerald Czarnecki, Chairman & CEO of the Deltennium Group, is a consultant, author and public speaker. His popular "work leader" books and seminars are designed for managers and supervisors to gain leadership training which is critical for success in any "management" position. Visit http://www.deltennium.com for more information.

Goal: A clear description of results expected by end of meeting, such as a decision, agreement, or solution.

Outcome: The reason (or benefit) for achieving goal.

Activities: A detailed list of activities that will be used in meeting. This should be so complete that someone else could use it to lead your meeting.

Logistics: Everything that participants need to know to contribute to an effective meeting. This can include directions to meeting room, instructions on how to prepare, and a list of things to bring.

A complete agenda will help you hold effective meetings.