[iamcasen]

I agree with your point entirely. In practice, the software industry seems to be rife with a cult-like worship of humility and team consensus. So much so that consensus and humility have lost all meaning! Leaders should naturally rise for valid reasons, and their decisions and opinions should also naturally have more weight to them.

I'm all for letting the little guy get a seat at the table, and I'm all for hearing out people's ideas, but at the end of the day, someone has to make the call. That should be the leader's role. The leader will ultimately take the fall if their choice was incorrect, so the team should trust them.

The best companies I've worked for have had decisive leaders who cut through the nonsense ideas coming from their team (respectfully of course).