I am happy to say that I work for leaders who believe in the value of independent thinking, but also consensus decisions. Currently, I am working through a critical decision that involves several different individuals' opinions.  It is rewarding to know that the discussion is focused on what is the right thing to do, not just for this particular situation and it's extenuating circumstances, but to take into consideration the impact on peer employees, and the future impact of the decision. One leader actually deleted my voice mail so that he could give me his opinion without knowing what the others thought — he expected to be an outlier, and, in fact, was not.

Once the decision was made, everyone that was part of the decision process supported the final outcome, regardless of how each felt during the decision process.  The communication of the decision was clear in it's purpose and anticipated outcomes, and was well accepted by it's audience.

I do believe it takes integrity and courage to know what is right, accept it, and then follow through.