It's a thing much easier said than done, and almost impossible to be a leader if you do not feel you have the support of senior members. I remember multiple times watching employees both senior and junior to me behave in unspeakable ways. In both cases I acted but nowhere close to soon enough. Deer in headlights is the only way I could describe these situations. I hope my experience now would help me make better decisions. There is something in Tyson's famous quote that "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" though. Much harder to take on leadership without the benefit of hindsight.