Making appropriate assignments which are important, challenging, and consuming, along with the additional responsibility for reviewing and reassigning tasks when necessary, all make the team leader's job one which which requires a keen human insight as well as the willingness to let people grow. Making Decisions A team leader is a decision maker. This fact for some may seem to be a blessing, but for others it may feel like a curse. In some cases, a decision is strikingly apparent to everyone, and the team leader serves only to confirm the choice and to set the dependent actions into motion. In other cases, the decision is between two or more choices with equal merit.
Most decisions are somewhere in between.
This keeps detailed decisions at the optimal level. If no more light can be shed on the situation, delaying the inevitable only wastes time and team goodwill. This is especially true if the decision will have significant long-term impact. Many times an iterative, focusing decision approach can result in the highest quality outcome and the broadest consensus and support. The way in which team leaders monitor progress tends to be a matter a management style.