Overview
Use all the authority you've been given today -- you'll have to if you want to keep your plans in action. And you don't have to pull a huge power trip over someone to make your point -- deliver each demand in the form of a request, and turn up the heat only if you are forced to. By thinking the best of the people you're in charge of, you will send a supportive and respectful message. But don't back down from what you need -- making exceptions to your own rules is not wise.