I accept that person has to work to establish trust, but having done so, those under his care should not argue every point or want to express an opposite view.
Well that would go for my fist headmaster at public school. He left us to become one of the truly great educators and innovators of his era.He has time for every boy, he tried to be approachable , which isn’t easy with boys from 8 to 18, and he led by quiet determined example.
But as Steve puts it so aptly his replacement , chosen to ‘put backbone into the school’ . We both
suffered from Heads with Napoleon syndrome-delusions of empire-building grandeur. Both also seemed incapable of communicating their goals and strategies to pupils and therefore engaging them in the future.