Seniors should not be too fussy.
They
should not lose their temper for every little thing.
Just as
juniors are disrespectful to you in certain acts, you too, are disrespectful to your
elders in some respects. Therefore, be tolerant and once or twice admonish the errant
junior tenderly.
When soft measures have
failed, then
sterner measures may be adopted having in view the welfare
and betterment of the junior.
If you as a senior totally
refrain from toleration, you will be depriving yourself of the benefits
of Sabr.
In view
of the fact that Allah Ta’aala 
has appointed you a senior (to guide
others), various types of people with different temperaments, dispositions, intelligence and attitudes will refer to you. All cannot be moulded overnight. Remember the
following Hadeeth:
"The Mu'min who mingles with people and patiently bares their difficulties
(which they cause) is better than one
who neither mingles nor bares the difficulties of people."
If you
believe that a person will not fulfil your request, then never ask him to do something which is not obligatory in the Sharee'ah
.
When someone renders service or makes gifts to you (as the senior) without you having requested for it, then too,
take into
consideration his comfort and welfare.
Do not accept so much service which tires him
nor accept gifts of such amount
which may be beyond his means.
If he invites you for
meals,
impress on him not to prepare
excessive food
nor permit him to
invite too many of your colleagues.
When
expediency dictates that you (as the senior) should display displeasure or sometimes when you are truly displeased,
then at some other
time gladden the person. If truly you had committed
an excess and wronged him, then apologise to him without any hesitation. Do not be proud, for on the Day of Qiyaamah 
you will be equals.
If in conversation a person's disrespectful attitude distresses you and brings about a change in your temper, then it is best not to talk to him directly. Pursue the discussion via the medium of someone who is capable of understanding and conducting the conversation culturally and politely. By adopting this method, your change of temper will not affect others nor will his disrespect affect you.
Do not
exalt nor grant so much proximity to your Khaadim 
(voluntary assistant) or your associate that others should hold him in awe. When he (the Khaadim ) conveys to you the stories and affairs of others, forbid him therefrom. If you do not do so, others will become fearful of him and as a result of his narrations you will entertain suspicions
on others. Similarly,
when he comes with
someone's proposal or he intercedes on behalf of others, then sternly forbid him so that
people do not regard him as a medium (to gain audience with you). If they gain the impression that he is your medium, they will be
constrained to flatter and please him. They will make
gifts to him or he himself will put his requests to them. In short, you (as the senior) should be in direct contact with people. Do not keep intermediaries.
There is no harm in
having one or two persons close by as assistants, but they should not interfere at all in the affairs of those who have to deal with
you (as the senior).