If everybody knows how to lead, then nobody has to do much leading. Working on teams like that can be incredible; when an issue comes up, somebody's always ready to take responsibility for sorting it out. It lets people focus much more on the end goal rather than process.
It's a common misconception that leaders don't do any work. It's usually the opposite: they (at least the good ones) lead by doing the most amount of work, and the best quality of work. That's the only way to get any respect from followers.
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If everyone is leading, who's doing the work?
Everybody.
If everybody knows how to lead, then nobody has to do much leading. Working on teams like that can be incredible; when an issue comes up, somebody's always ready to take responsibility for sorting it out. It lets people focus much more on the end goal rather than process.
It's a common misconception that leaders don't do any work. It's usually the opposite: they (at least the good ones) lead by doing the most amount of work, and the best quality of work. That's the only way to get any respect from followers.