“Be the kind of Captain you would want to fly with”
That’s the advice I was given when I changed seats and I’ve found it to be the most simple but effective way of doing things.
I have noticed a lot at my company that FO’s refer to “the Captain” but from Day 1 checked to line in the left seat go with “MY first officer”
Recent crew room conversation I heard:
FO: “Are you happy with (fuel figure)?”
CPT: “No I’m the Captain and I want to take (minutely different fuel figure) so that’s what we are doing”
Everyone hates that guy. So many better ways to achieve the same result.