In my experience so far, PROGRESSION has, in my mind, come to dominate my approach to lifting. I think just about any program will work, given it is suited to your general goals -- as long as you make sure you are working towards progressing toward heavier sets.

For my central lifts (BP/SQUAT/DEAD/OHP), I have a designated "main set", usually the third after warm up. This set will start off as my 1RM, but each workout I attempt to do do five reps at that weight. Sometimes it can takes a few weeks, but as I get stronger I soon can do five reps at a weight that used to be my 1RM. Onec I can accomplish these five reps, I bump up the weight for that lift by 5 (upper) or 10 (lower) lbs and repeat the process. 

The reason I approach progression in this way is because it allows my different lifts to progress naturally rather than being "timed" progressions (i.e. bumping the weight up every couple weeks automatically). This allows lifts in which fast gains are available to maximize progress, where as lifts which require development at a lower weight are allowed to stay manageable as I slowly improve technique and increase strength.

For example, right now my deadlift has stalled and my BP is making almost weekly gains. Since this system is flexible, my BP progression is not arbitrarily held back by my stalled deadlift, and my deadlift is not forced to increase weight beyond what my current ability allows.