Let G be a compact connected Lie group with trivial center. Using the action of G on its Lie algebra, we define an operator norm | |G which induces a bi-invariant metric dG(x, y) = |Ad(yx−1)|G on G. We prove the existence of a constant β ≈ .23 (independent of G) such that for any closed subgroup H ( G, the diameter of the quotient G/H (in the induced metric) is ≥ β.