Davita Leadership Case Study

Leadership

The CEO of DaVita a fortune 500 company Kent Thiry a 55-year-old graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School. The purpose is to show how much one hard working and motivated person can accomplish. Showing and recognizing the steps and progress Kent Thiry took that lead him to all of his success in climbing the corporate ladder. (Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date).

Kent Thiry is a very well respected person in his field; he is looked up to by many in his company and is very intelligent. Kent Thiry has influenced me because of all his dedication and hard work he has put into the DaVita Company and he take so much pride in his work. Over 12 years he has took a company on the brink of bankruptcy and turned it into a fortune 500 company. He also takes time to acknowledge and appreciate all his employees for all of their hard work and dedication. Kent also makes it a top priority that his patients receive excellent care at all the DaVita centers. He leads by example and that is what makes him a great leader. AMA

(American Medical Assoc.)

Kent is a very well educated man and receives positive feedback from people throughout the DaVita Company. He has also received numerous leadership awards throughout the past 7 years holding his position of CEO with DaVita. In addition, one of the reasons I chose Computer Engineering as my field of study is because I will still be able to work for DaVita after I graduate in the year 2015.As I am sure the company will still be growing.

Kent is also a proven leader a Graduate from two highly recognized colleges. He has proven that having a good work ethic and education is the perfect recipe for success. Aside from all of his educational success and awards, I respect Kent Thiry because he is a very genuine and sincere person. He treats everyone in the company as equal and does not put himself on a pedestal as so many CEO's that we see do in this day and age. On his visits to his DaVita centers, he shows that he really cares, by speaking to all employees and patients. He always jumps right in to help with whatever is needed at the time even going as far as dressing out in scrubs to help with the patients and cleaning. He is very dedicated to the people surrounding him. Kent's famous DaVita quotes are "All for one and one for all"

In addition, "WE are one". That is what the company is led by and it works, because everyone's ideas for the company are listened to and count and many are acted upon. You could ask almost anyone who works for DaVita about Kent Thiry and not one person would have a bad word to say about him. That is because he makes sure to let all of his co-workers know that they are important and they are what