This comment cuts straight to my immediate thought when reading - did they dig into the separate bits that people thought a managers job entailed, and which bits where appealing or not?

Cos apparently* "double the amount (30%) would opt for a flat, team-based structure if given the choice" so team work is seen as important.

So what functions would people like in a team? Mentors? Facilitators? Which of these might they actually want to do themselves if it wasn't seen as tainted by the phrase "middle management"?

* I can't see any link to actual data or what questions were used, so we are all working of a thin PR statement which isn't the best.