No one has to kiss anyone's ***. It's simple leadership skills. Case in point; I've had two directors approach me and ask why the NetOps team works with my delivery team so much better than the other five teams. It's simple, I treat them with respect where the other team leaders treat them like hired help. When I took over, we had over 100 trouble tickets past 20 days in the queue (very bad). I called a meeting and asked them; how do we fix this? How can I help you to do your jobs more efficiently. I didn't tell them they were incompetent idiots, lazy, do-nothings. But that is what Trump and every other politician is doing and it's getting this country nowhere fast. United we stand, divided we fall.