If we all work together and we all voice our own opinions, then it will be easier to tell if someone is trying to get us to make a decision that will only benefit them. But if we have only one leader or only a few people who act as a council, then how will we know where their ideas come from? Are they their ideas, or did someone go to them privately and ask them to consider it?

This is not something I have needed to worry about with a team before... I do not like it.