Here's an interesting blog from The Recovering Leader on the factors that lead to improving your effectiveness in what you do. These guidelines are true no matter who you are, a student on the campus, a volunteer in one of the student cells or a Business Executive in the industry. Even as a team member you are responsible in creating a positive environment even if the environment around you may seemingly be negative.

1. Engage only highly self-motivated and capable people to do the job.
2. Give your people the freedom to do it their own way, while also functioning within clear guidelines.
3. Give your people a sharp picture of the desired outcome from the start.
4. Create a culture where people are rewarded for being brutally honest.
5. Supply adequate resources to the task at hand.
6. Challenge your people by setting a high bar.
7. Implement simple yet profound measurements for success and failure.
8. Set up reliable, honest, and concise reporting on progress, and watch it carefully.
9. Establish clear consequences linked to the success or failure of milestones and outcomes.
10. Create a stream of continuous feedback that helps you detect and correct problems.

Note: The blog talks of each factor and expands on them. Click on the link above to read more about improving your effectiveness.