A Quote by Jon Miller

The frequency of leadership going to the gemba is inversely proportional to the number of walls separating them from the gemba.

Jon Miller

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Frequency Going Leadership Number Proportional Separating Them Walls

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Jon Miller
American - Announcer
Born: October 11, 1951

When you are out observing on the gemba, do something to help them. If you do, people will come to expect that you can help them and will look forward to seeing you again on the gemba.

Taiichi Ohno

The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and inversely proportional to the effort it takes to see them.

George Polya

I believe that management should focus on two particular areas. One is Gemba (shop floor) and the other is customer (not the shareholder).

Masaaki Imai

The hilarity or brilliance of a forwarded link is inversely proportional to the number of people it's sent to.

Naomi Alderman

The value of a book about dealing with children is inversely proportional to the number of times it contains the word behavior.

Alfie Kohn

The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.

Stephen Covey

The number of one's possible fantasies is inversely proportional to the amount of one's liquid assets. For him who has everything dreams are no longer possible.

Stanislaw Lem

The number of rooms in a fictional house should be inversely proportional to the years during which the couple living in that house enjoyed true happiness.

George Saunders

No matter how slick the demo is in rehearsal, when you do it in front of a live audience the probability of a flawless presentation is inversely proportional to the number of people watching, raised to the power of the amount of money involved.

Mark Gibbs

Researchers from Britain's Keele University have found that swearing after an injury may help alleviate pain. Evidently, the pain that you feel is inversely proportional to the number of middle names you give Jesus.