Kent Thiry Quotes

Kent "KT" Thiry is Chairman and CEO of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500 company that, through its operating divisions, provides a variety of health care services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. The management philosophy that Kent has created has been discussed and shared in various forums including business school case studies, national periodicals and speeches. Wikipedia  

✵ 2. February 1956
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Famous Kent Thiry Quotes

“Leaders are stewards. They understand the proverb, "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."”

University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Commencement Address (2013)

“[When it comes to leadership] intentionality rules.”

Vanderbilt Commencement Address (2011)

“Leadership is not a function of position, it is a function of behavior.”

Vanderbilt Commencement Address (2011)

“We say we are a community first and a company second. That doesn't mean we don't care about profit, but that's a means, not the end.”

Insights by Stanford Business: Kent Thiry: Developing Successful Leaders Takes a Village https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/kent-thiry-developing-successful-leaders-takes-village (18 November 2011)

Kent Thiry Quotes

“Speak your dreams, no one climbs a mountain accidentally.”

Vanderbilt Commencement Address (2011)

“Intentionality Rules. Leadership is not about charisma, it's not about being articulate, it's about being yourself and caring about others.”

University of Colorado Leeds School of Business Commencement Address (2013)

“Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, leadership is in the eyes of the led.”

Leadership Is in the Eyes of the Led, Says Thiry http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/vftt_thiry.html (2007)

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