THOMAS, David A <br/><br/>
The truth about mentoring minorities :  Race Matters 

 -  2001 
<br/><br/> Despite the prevalence of divesity initiatives at U.S. corporations, most companies have failed to achieve racial balance in their executive teams. An in-depth study of the career trahectories of minorities revealed that  those professionals who advanced the furthest shared one characteristic: a strong netwok of mentors and sponsors who nurtured their professional  development. Learn  the best way to mentor minority proteges and wha the challenges of creating succesful crossrace relationships are