The early stage, unless they have control, wonder why on earth they should listen to the newly hired management layer when it was them who build the damn busine

The early stage, unless they have control, wonder why on earth they should listen to the newly hired management layer when it was them who build the damn business. I've been in this situation before. I couldn't take direction from anyone who thought they knew what we did better than me, since I had been there from day one and saw the thing through. Also there's resentment that they're jumping on late and riding coat tails when you've already done the hard yards. I don't think executive leadership is actually about motivating staff per-se and more about building little fortresses to further their career ends.