Rommel stood up to Hitler. So did Model. So did Raeder. Hausser got away with disobeying a Fuehrerbefehl. Steiner’s disobedience in ‘45 convinced Hitler that the war was lost. It could be done.
I’ve often wondered if Bruchitsch’s lack of spine might have had something to do with the lack of a unified front between Brauchitisch, and Halder and OKH.
Rommel says he stood up to Hitler but really didn’t. He did “circumvent” some of Hitler’s orders. Model was trusted; his defense of tough positions in the East (particularly the Rzhev salient) convinced Hitler that if Model said it was time to retreat, it must be so. Raeder didn’t really have anything to stand up about, and got sacked anyway.
Hitler never liked bad news; more often than not the bearer got a tirade of economic statistics, or was just sacked.