Do you honestly believe that any of the new hires took this job to be told exactly what to do? The whole reason you hire people with experience is so you don't have to baby sit them. I am certain there are ground rules and structure but "credibility and respect" means you let them do things...
I was told that nobody in the coaching profession respected Manny Diaz and he would never be able to attract quality assistants to work under him. I was told to get used to Banda and Baker because only Manny Diaz disciples would ever come here to work. Then they signed biggest name available...