The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly
survey of 70 business leaders, representing large and small businesses in a
variety of industries.
QUESTION: Do you think employees at your company or organization waste
more time making personal calls, surfing the Internet or chatting with friends
via e-mail?
Personal phone calls: 66%
Surfing the Internet: 17%
Chatting via e-mail: 17%
QUESTION: How often do you hold regularly scheduled staff meetings?
Weekly: 43%
Every couple of weeks: 14%
Monthly: 43%
QUESTION: When communicating with an employee, which approach do you find
to be the most effective?
E-mail: 14%
Personal conversation: 72%
A handwritten note: 14%
QUESTION: How do you think your employees would rate your efforts to provide
feedback regarding their job performance?
They would probably like to get more feedback: 43%
They would probably say that I provide adequate feedback: 57%
