If you want people to trust you, promise something you know you can deliver: even if it's a volleyball net. Never promise anything you can't.
If you want people to fear you, (you can probably fill in the next part.)
If you want to establish order, don't leap up and down the chain of command (your chain, or their chain.) Address every issue orderly, by talking to the proper person, in the proper time frame, in an appropriate manner.
Don't intervene in local disputes - like who gets to keep the cow - unless you're prepared to adjudicate every dispute about cow ownership.
Don't hand out money, unless you know you'll be able to keep handing out money.
etc.
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