At just 24, Vicky Owens owns her own social media agency, and is among the new age of Gen Z bosses shaking up traditional (and some might say stuffy) work culture. But her methods when it comes to growing her team and keeping them happyare fairly controversial, with her approach being extremely relaxed. Taking to TikTok to share her managerial tips – which she claims have helped her build an ‘unbreakable’ team – the Socially Speaking Media founder explained: ‘For starters, I let the team start at 10am.
Most of us aren’t morning people , but if they are I let them start earlier and finish earlier...
Most days we’re all in at 10. ‘If a member of the team feels more productive working at home on a certain day, I let them, although all of them actually prefer to be in the office every day.’ Working from home has been a big sticking point for many bosses in the last couple of years, causing division between those in charge and the people who work for them.
According to a 2023 YouGov poll , nearly half of Brits (43%) want a hybrid situation (combining a couple of in-office days per week with WFH on others) while 29% want to work remotely on a permanent basis. Controversial ways I run my team as a Gen Z boss #genz #genzboss #genzlife #genzvsmillenial #bosslife #genzmanager Hybrid working was also named as the number one wished-for work perk in a study of more than 2,000 employees, which contrasts with LinkedIn research showing half of companies prefer staff to be i.