I'll add another +1 to this. LS leaders need all of these things so that we can better manage our groups without causing grief (i.e. shell breaking as others have mentioned.. it's a PITA).

Another +1 goes to the suggestion of LS based goals, leveling up the LS, LS based quests, things of that nature. I was disappointed to hear about the change to Companies (turning them public instead of private), as they would have provided group-oriented goals for LS's to work towards, which is something that really helps build a group and community. I sincerely hope that things like this are still on the table!