When you need important advice about your business or career, to whom do you turn? Local leaders share their experiences with giving and seeking advice.
When considering a potential job change or an important business decision, whom do you ask for advice?
• Spouse/significant other – 61.9 percent
• Colleagues – 47.6 percent
• Mentor – 33.3 percent
• Personal friends 14.3 percent
• Parent – 4.8 percent
• Workplace friends – 0 percent
• No one – 0 percent
Have you received guidance in your career?
• Yes – 76.2 percent
• No – 23.8 percent
Who has offered you the most effective guidance?
• Colleague – 26.3 percent
• Personal friends – 26.3 percent
• Mentor – 21.1 percent
• Spouse/significant other – 15.8 percent
• Parent – 5.3 percent
• Workplace friends – 5.3 percent
Do you wish you had had more mentoring guidance in your career?
• Yes – 71.4 percent
• No – 28.6 percent
The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders, representing small and large businesses in a variety of industries throughout the state.