The lead link can’t override this; his power extends only to getting the right people into roles, and then to prioritizing work across the whole circle. If there’s a role unfilled in the circle, or a function of the circle that isn’t yet held by any role, then the lead link acts as the catch-all, taking responsibility for anything that might otherwise fall through the cracks—but only until he can create an appropriate role in governance, and then assign someone to fill it.
