As a leader, try to be around as often as possible. Nothing worse than a absent leader, whether or not there are sub-leaders picking up the slack. Demonstrate that you are committed, and not just phoning it in.

Try to circulate among everyone, and put them first before your own needs. Which is easier said than done for those times when you want to work on your own progress, but that's the sacrifice you have to make that separates you from being a follower. Otherwise, you might as well just be another keyholder. Don't expect that your council will do things for you.

Don't play around with ranks. Making up temporary ranks for laughs, or constantly changing permissions shows that you are unprofessional and disrespectful to those who might value the ranks you set up.