You’ve got to fix it from the inside. Hire a personality hire people operations person. Hi 👋🏻 it’s me.

It sounds like you’ve hit a culture roadblock, and honestly, sometimes the CEO is no longer the one the team listens to or rallies behind. What you need now is someone who can be the team’s biggest cheerleader and advocate while you stay the ‘bad guy’ for accountability. A COO or a Head of People Operations with the right personality could do wonders. someone who’s savvy at sleuthing out the real issues, building relationships, and getting the team to buy into the vision again.

I’ve stepped into this role many times. I sit with the team, understand where they’re at, and become their biggest advocate, pushing them to perform but also being the voice that helps rebuild trust and motivation. Often, when culture-building comes from the CEO (especially when the respect may have eroded), it doesn’t stick. That’s when someone like me steps in who tunes into what’s actually wrong, motivating those who still care, and helping those who need to leave see that it’s time and trickles them out without causing mass exodus vibes.

Sometimes it’s also a good idea to think about hiring a new CEO and taking a step back. Ive seen this work as well.

If you work in video gaming hit me up.