A 24-year-old CEO shared the controversial ways she runs her "Gen Z-led" business - including 'set your own' working hours and group holidays.
Vicky Owens, 24, runs a six-figure social media strategy business - and her staff are all under the age of 30.
As a first-time boss, she knew she didn't want to lead the team the "boring, millennial way" and vowed to give her employees more freedom.
Each of her staff are allowed multiple work from home days, flexible start and finish times, and regular feedback sessions to let her know how she can improve as a manager.
But she says older generations are quick to criticise - "predicting" her business will fail if she doesn't "stop being a walkover".
Vicky Owens, 24, runs a six-figure social media strategy business - and her staff are all under the age of 30.
As a first-time boss, she knew she didn't want to lead the team the "boring, millennial way" and vowed to give her employees more freedom.
Each of her staff are allowed multiple work from home days, flexible start and finish times, and regular feedback sessions to let her know how she can improve as a manager.
But she says older generations are quick to criticise - "predicting" her business will fail if she doesn't "stop being a walkover".
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00:00Hi, I'm a Gen Z boss and these are some controversial ways that I run my team.
00:03My name's Vicky, I'm 24 years old and my business unexpectedly blew up,
00:07so almost overnight I became a manager and now run an amazing full-time team here at our
00:12headquarters. Believe it or not, I've learned a lot about what works best for me and the team
00:16in a very short space of time and I've created an unbreakable team that helps me grow the company.
00:21How have I done this? Well, for starters, I let the team start at 10am. As most of us aren't
00:25morning people, but if they are, I let them start earlier and finish earlier, but most days we're
00:29all in at 10. If a member of the team feels more productive working from home on a certain day,
00:33I let them, although all of them actually prefer to be in the office every day, which I think speaks
00:37wonders about the environment that I've created. I let the team wear whatever they want to the
00:40office within reason. As long as they look presentable when clients come in, I'm more
00:43than happy with that. If you feel like watching a movie while getting your work done is going
00:47to make you more productive, that is fine by me as long as the work gets done. We've never had
00:51any problems with this and most of the time when the team has completed all their work, they let
00:55me know and ask if there's anything more they can do. And probably the team's favourite one,
00:59I take them on holiday. Well, sort of. I go on two luxury business retreats every single year and
01:03always bring the team with me. So far we've been to Barbados, Marrakesh and Tuscany and we've got
01:08even more booked this year. For me, giving the team a work environment like this means we can
01:12all work towards the same goals and get to do a job we love every single day. I know not everyone
01:16will agree with how I manage my team, but it has worked so well for us and played a massive part
01:20in the company's growth and I believe a happy team is the backbone of a successful business.