Loved or Feared

This famous question comes down to us from Niccolo Machiavelli, a political theorist who lived in Italy during the Renaissance. He contended that a leader who is feared is preferable to a leader who is loved.
Leaders who approach their employees with a sense of antagonism, have fewer instances where employees take advantage of them.
Authoritarian approach to leadership might give you the appearance of being respected, it is not so likely that this respect would be genuine.