continue to do something and continue doing something

Hi,

I have a sentence here. And I wonder if it matters if I use continue to do or continue doing something. And also what tenses should I use? This is a conversation given this week and my boss would like everyone to do so.
Here it says," He wished every staff member continue to improve, to protect this land." And the other sentence says," He wished every staff member would continue improving and protecting this land."

thanks