Yea if you dont like the guy or his CEP isnt good, you dont have to follow him around like a headless chicken, just find a new outfit, or some people you already know.
It will take some time to perfect good strats, and time for good leaders to show their true colors. So like arg said, at the beginning your kinda on your own. Unless of course you already know some peopel and are in an outfit from day one.