Every team has a Lead. When a role is empty, the Lead stands in for it, so there's always a name to ask.
When a team has sub-teams, it gets a role automatically. The Leads of its sub-teams hold it, so you can see in one place who leads what. This role updates itself: to change it, change the Lead of the sub-team.
In Teams & Roles , an empty role shows its team's Lead with next to their name. If the Lead role itself is empty, the Lead of the team above stands in. Standing in only changes what you see. The stand-in doesn't hold the role: it isn't added to their ratings, their My Roles page or the people counts. To make it theirs, assign them the role.
- The team's Lead rates everyone holding a role in that team.
- The Lead's own roles, and the Lead role itself, are rated by the Lead of the team above.
- The Lead of a top-level team has nobody above them, so they only rate themselves.