By the same token, just because one person can 'build hardware' doesn't necessarily make it the task for them. It may be in their individual interests to do some of the management aspects while last weeks manager is this week's technical guru. Determining the needs of individual team members early on is an important aspect of team success. Working out who will lead a team is just as important an issue. Not everyone who puts his or her hand up to be leader is thinking of the team.
Every team needs a focal point.
As an individual team member it is your responsibility to ensure that the leader is acting in the interests of the team, and for the benefit of the whole team. It is also your responsibility to participate in discussions, group meetings and team planning so as not to leave the team leader 'high and dry' or to feel as if they are solely accountable for what occurs. Being the leader of a well-organized team takes courage and commitment. As team leader you are required to facilitate the decision making process as opposed to making all the decisions. If a decision is made, the leader needs to have both faith and confidence that individual members will play their part in making certain that decision is fulfilled.