There's a reason only one seat in the car has a steering wheel. Can you imagine if they all did? If everyone in the car knew the destination, but had a different opinion of which route was "best" AND had the power to change directions? That ends one of two ways- A) in the ditch or, B) at a total stand still. Either way, people are getting hurt and yelling at each other. That's why a car only has one steering wheel. Because to get anywhere safely, you ultimately need one person making the decisions on how to operate the vehicle.
It's the same when you have a project team trying to accomplish a goal. If someone doesn't have a steering wheel, or worse, if everyone does, you're going to end up in a ditch. There are simply too many good, feasible ideas in a group. Sure, you could do it lots of ways- but you can't do it every way. Someone must have the power to decide and that person must have the leadership to be willing to consider the options but still take a stance. Otherwise you get nowhere or worse, you crash.
And by the by, never agree to ride in a car with multiple steering wheels either. That's just signing up for a bad trip.
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