Sometimes we have to look past our work experience, because the lead might excel in other fields that make him more fit for the position than yourself. To give

Sometimes we have to look past our work experience, because the lead might excel in other fields that make him more fit for the position than yourself. To give an example you might join a team and the lead only has half the experience in software development that you have, but he has been a part of the company for years and knows exactly how everything works, which project does what and knows how work is generally done in the business. This puts him in a better position for leading than you, but puts you in a better position for developing. I don't know if that makes sense.