Ok...let me level with you here SE...

[Mahoro]

I think you guys are disagreeing over the definition of "hard work". In terms of leading a shell, I think there's a definite distinction between "intellectually hard work" and "annoying busywork". Obviously it isn't "intellectually hard work" to do the following:

(i) plan events ahead of time, update /lsmes,
(ii) revise plan after seeing who is online, and deal with QQ from people who wanted X event
(iii) assign jobs to people,
(iv) announce zone and coordinates for targets,
(v) put the ally together and deal with QQ if there is overflow on an 18-person fight,
(vi) decide what the overflow people will do
(vii) in the case of Neo-Dynamis, plan TE path and Tome NM path,
(viii) in the case of Abyssea, plan multiple targets in each zone because otherwise people will QQ that we brought 18 people to each NM,
(ix) in the case of zerg fights like AV or ADL, assign competent party leaders who know exactly who they will invite for BRD/SMN rotation and won't DC
(x) after each kill, manage drops via DKP spreadsheet
(xi) take attendance
(xii) after event, update DKP on website
(xiii) receive excess drops from events and liquidate them for LS payouts, making sure to tabulate gil for each sale so people don't accuse you of running away with LS bank funds like some fear-mongering people think who don't see need for LS bank in 2012
(xiv) deal with /tells from people on a variety of topics, including but not limited to "how much DKP do i have?", "what event are we doing next time?", "how many points is X item?", etc.

These are all things I will do as one of the leaders of my LS where my intelligence or the intelligence of my LS's members aren't actually factors (well, arguably the last item on the list might be!). They just need to get done. It's all the boring "behind the scenes" gruntwork. None of it is "intellectually hard" in the way Greatguardian meant it, but it isn't just "hai guyz go kill X". Sometimes people conflate these things together. I wouldn't call what a stevedore does "intellectually hard work", but it is certainly tiring busywork, and probably hard for that reason. So I agree with both Greatguardian AND Anewie on this one, assuming Anewie meant it was "hard busywork".

All that being said, the best LS's operate via fair DKP systems, and I would never want priority in ANY drops by virtue of the fact I help run mine. It's all voluntary for me, and I enjoy doing it.