Employee Needs | Managers say staff are becoming more demanding, for good reasons

A quarter of British managers (25%) say their team members have become more demanding in the past year. However, many believe this is a positive change, as it reflects workers’ understanding of their worth, new research from Perkbox Vivup, a global benefits, engagement and wellbeing platform, reveals.

As such, the challenge for managers is how they can adequately meet these changing demands. Notably, 75% say that a more diverse team requires them to take a more varied approach to management but acknowledge the positive business impacts this diversity delivers. Nearly nine in ten (88%) say encouraging team members to bring their authentic selves to work is improving both creativity and innovation.

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Individuality creates unity

To complement the encouragement of individuality, managers are taking a more tailored approach to managing each of their people, with over half (53%) choosing to directly ask their team members what it is they need from them as their manager. Separately, 49% are working with each of their team members to set individual career and development goals.

A tailored approach to management is also having a wider positive impact by strengthening company culture. In fact, 85% of managers say it has resulted in them having stronger relationships with their team; 86% say it has helped each team member to feel more valued; and 87% say it has improved both employee engagement and satisfaction.