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There's a great aphorism with similar meaning: People do what you inspect, not what you expect. edit: Wikiquote attributes to Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (IBM) but
by robotresearcher 9y ago
There's a great aphorism with similar meaning:
People do what you inspect, not what you expect.
edit: Wikiquote attributes to Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (IBM) but earlier instances can be found (see comments below).
Lovely bit of language.
- dctoedt 9y agoThat's an old nuclear-Navy saying from at least as early as the 1970s: You get what you INspect, not what you EXpect.
- robotresearcher 9y agoEarliest citation I could find is a management book from 1962: http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/you_can_expect_what_you_inspect_management_adage http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/you_...