The Truth About Mentoring Minorities: Race Matters. Despite the prevalence of diversity initiatives at U.S. corporations most companies have failed to achieve racial balance in their executive teams. An in-depth study of the career trajectories of minorities revealed that those professionals who advanced the furthest shared one characteristic: a strong network of mentors sponsors who nurtured their professional development. Learn the best way to mentor minority proteges what the challenges of creating successful crossrace relationships are

Best Practices. The Old Pillars of New Retailing. The illusion persists that new technologies can help companies overcome the problems offickle consumers, price-slashing competitors, and mood swings in the economy. Not so, says this expert. Retailers must return to the basics

Different Voice. Future Space: A New Blueprint for Business Architecture. With the Internet rapidly changing the way people work, shop, and learn, companies will need to redesign offices, factories, and stores to integrate the virtual with the physical. An architect offers a practical guide to thinking creatively about your business spaces