Perhaps.

-Modesty, too, is a good trait, but few would follow a leader that was unsure of themselves. [In other words that poking at the floor isn't doing him any favours.]

But like I said, I don't think you could've expected it to go much better than it did. Not only because of your experience but the others' too. I'm willing to bet most present hadn't much experience working in a unit with assigned, specific roles, which is what you started off trying to do.