I think you're right. In my personal experience I've found that in most small teams, there are few who want to lead. If you have mature members, this becomes le

I think you're right. In my personal experience I've found that in most small teams, there are few who want to lead. If you have mature members, this becomes less of a problem. However, I still find diffusion of responsibility a common theme in small teams, appointing a leader to absolve them from any personal responsibility. Combining a "more dominant someone" with atomic responsibility is probably the best way to go with small teams.