People who are not in a team leadership position simply do not understand how much effort, skill and knowledge is required to do the job and be a good leader at the same time. Whilst being a team leader is by and large highly satisfying, it is not easy, it is filled with a huge variety of daily challenges and stresses and takes a particular type of person to do it well. It requires a good understanding of people, the way they behave and think, and on top of it all, it requires you to build a team and then manage them.