> Is that necessary? Yes, it is. First, you can't expect everyone on the team to have all context on everything. That would be an incredible waste of everyon

> Is that necessary? Yes, it is. First, you can't expect everyone on the team to have all context on everything. That would be an incredible waste of everyone's time. Second, even if everyone did, in most cases the individuals would disagree on priority -- someone needs to be the final arbiter. In practice, few people will make the "best decisions". They will often rationalize what they want. A leader needs to be there to "check" those decisions.