Featured WorldBlu Member
DaVita, a Fortune 400® company with over 35,000 employees and $6 billion in annual revenue, operates using democratic principles.
DaVita, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, transitioned from a nearly bankrupt corporation in 1999 to the leader of their industry by adopting a democratic model of management. DaVita is now the leader in providing dialysis services at more than 1,600 clinics across the US. A Fortune 400 company with more than 35,000 employees and $6 billion in revenue, it is a model of how organizational democracy can be applied in large, public companies.
- DaVita has regular town hall meetings where the CEO and the COO share mistakes they made in the previous year and how they plan to improve.
- Employees throughout the organization are invited to have regular input and vote on ideas and strategic direction.
- Instead of decision-making power being centralized at the top of a corporate pyramid, it is decentralized out to their 1,600 clinics.
- Rather than calling himself the CEO, Kent Thiry refers to himself as the "Mayor", focusing on serving his village and teammates (rather than his company and employees).
Democratic Voice
"At Zappos, one of our Core Values is to create a positive team and family spirit. WorldBlu is a leader in the efforts to create happy, engaged workplaces and communities. It is an honor to be a WorldBlu Awardee."
Tony HsiehCEO, Zappos
Our Movement
WorldBlu is a global network of organizations committed to practicing freedom and democracy in the workplace.
Our purpose is to unleash human potential and inspire freedom by championing the growth of democratic organizations worldwide.
Our vision is to see 1 billion people working in free and democratic workplaces.
We do this through a range of programs and services that enable business leaders to design, develop, and lead the most successful democratic organizations in the world.
WorldBlu Founder + CEO, Traci Fenton, speaks at a TEDx
