I took the power. But in a similar way it couldn't ship until Doug took charge. And Brent, and Bob, and Wesley. Each of us has to own what we own, and work with and promote to the people who use our stuff. It's a simple idea, but it wasn't happening.
Empowerment is how respect is implemented within the framework of a software company.
Without empowerment you have nothing. With it, you can go somewhere. I say to one of my team. You are responsible for fixing the bug, I need the fix, but you can do it however you like, in your style. It's OK to have fun.