Leadership Training

The following employee testimonial has been provided courtesy of MGM Mirage as a follow-up to our interview with Cynthia Kiser Murphey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources.

“I wouldn’t be sitting here today if it wasn’t for MGM MIRAGE,” said Nona Pollard, Employee Relations Specialist at Luxor. Nona has congestive heart failure, a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to the body’s other organs.

After losing her mother and sister to heart-related issues, suffering from high blood pressure, and being hospitalized four times, Nona was convinced she wouldn’t live long enough to raise her two children and her sister’s two children. But while previously working at Mandalay Bay, the property introduced the Healthy Living program.

Taking charge of her life, Nona began following the Healthy Living program by eating at least five servings of fruits or vegetables daily, wearing a pedometer to track her daily steps, and closely monitoring her blood pressure and fluid intake. When her doctor asked what she had done to lose 60 pounds, Nona said “Healthy Living.”

Nona also manages other medical conditions, but is a perfect example of someone who is achieving the state of wellness. She has found balance in her life, despite facing health challenges that previously seemed insurmountable.

To her, it is much simpler: “I just try to live right.” And as if to prove her point to others, Nona was recognized with the Warriorship Award in her Diversity Champion Workshop for her integrity, impeccability, outrageousness and personal power. Congratulations Nona!

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