Growth in the people who do the work: judgment, skill, stamina, and the personal growth of the team. Headcount is the smaller number.

A Lean practice that ignores the person becomes a squeeze. Makoto Lean treats the team as a place value grows: coaching, honest standards, room to get better at the craft.

Yes, Gemba respects the people who do the work. And growth in those people (judgment, skill, the personal growth of the team) is a score, not a side effect.