The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly
survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a
variety of industries.
QUESTION: Which do you find to be a more motivating force?
A fear of failure: 10%
A drive to succeed: 70%
Both are equally motivating: 20%
QUESTION: Are you more driven to professional success today or were you
more driven soon after getting out of school?
More driven today: 78%
More driven years ago: 22%
QUESTION: Would say there are more job opportunities – or opportunities
for advancement — available to you today, or were there more such opportunities
in the earliest stages of your career?
Opportunities are more plentiful today: 60%
There were more opportunities earlier in my career: 40%
QUESTION: Have technological advances enhanced your career advancement
opportunities or served more to limited them?
Technology has enhanced them: 91%
Technology has limited them: 9%
