People fear bosses, they respect leaders. Someone is a good authority figure if they work with those people below them and make those people believe they are there for them, bosses are those that make you believe they are superior, that they are somehow above.
It's one of the reasons Hilary was unpopular among a lot of youths, but trump was popular, as trump was seen more as a leader, and hilary more as just a politician. I think this is a grossly mistaken belief, but we will see how things turn out.
If you were to turn back time for a year, what would you do instead?