Turn up on time for the brief with the mobile stowed and on silent..
Know the SOPSs.
Don't assume that Flight School/ATO has taught you everything you'll ever need to know about flying ....it's just the beginning etc, etc..
The fact that the the old git or gitess in the LHS went through Flying college or the Milittary in the days of chalk and talk, analogue instruments...and worse still knows nothing about "Love Island" does not mean they are clueless.
And despite the above caveats....do speak up if you think something going wrong or you see something going on you don't understand.
To my mind it is simply a question of balance and mutual respect.