Golden Nugget embarked on an ambitious college recruitment program in preparation for the opening of the Mirage. Known as the Management Associate Program, MAP for short, the goal was to infuse our growing management ranks with recent college graduates who would in turn infuse our management culture with the latest thinking and their youthful enthusiasm. Over the ensuing 12 years we brought on more than 350 graduates who provided leadership throughout our company and the gaming industry worldwide. The program enlarged their minds to the grandeur of the mysteries, and their discoveries and efforts continue to have an impact in ways we only could have hoped for. Too often, companies tend to squeeze up-and-coming leaders in ways that lead to the mysteries contracting to the narrowness of the mind. Risks are avoided and nothing out of the ordinary is attempted. We didn't want that to happen - the result was that gaming and hospitality benefitted from the fertile ground in which those graduating professionals were nurtured. We were lucky – I was a Cornell grad and UNLV was in our backyard – both willing and enthusiastic partners, introducing us to their brightest minds. There are programs like that in every company’s backyard – all you need is to wrap your mind around the mysteries and possibilities their students offer. And like the Mirage, your company can find greatness in the wonders they can help unlock today.
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (1561 – 1626): English philosopher and statesman who argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution. He has been called the father of empiricism.
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