dead horse
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““26 Dead Horse Strategies”26 Dead Horse Strategies”
Traditional ApproachesTraditional Approaches
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Resisting ChangeResisting Change
Dakota tribal wisdom says that when youdiscover you are riding a dead horse,
the best strategy is to dismount.
However, in business we often tryother strategies with dead horses,
including the following:
DAKOTA TRIBAL WISDOM
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1. Buy a stronger whip.1. Buy a stronger whip.
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1. Buy a stronger whip.1. Buy a stronger whip.
2. Change riders.2. Change riders.
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1. Buy a stronger whip.1. Buy a stronger whip.
2. Change riders.2. Change riders.
3. Say things like "This is the way we 3. Say things like "This is the way we always have ridden this horse.”always have ridden this horse.”
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1. Buy a stronger whip.1. Buy a stronger whip.
2. Change riders.2. Change riders.
3. Say things like "This is the way we 3. Say things like "This is the way we always have ridden this horse.”always have ridden this horse.”
4. Appoint a committee to study the 4. Appoint a committee to study the horse.horse.
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1. Buy a stronger whip.1. Buy a stronger whip.
2. Change riders.2. Change riders.
3. Say things like "This is the way we 3. Say things like "This is the way we always have ridden this horse.”always have ridden this horse.”
4. Appoint a committee to study the horse.4. Appoint a committee to study the horse.
5. Arrange to visit other sites to see how 5. Arrange to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses.they ride dead horses.
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6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse 6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse performance.performance.
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6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse 6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse performance.performance.
7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.
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6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse 6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse performance.performance.
7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.
8. Create a 8. Create a trainingtraining session to increase riding session to increase riding ability.ability.
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6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse 6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse performance.performance.
7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.
8. Create a 8. Create a trainingtraining session to increase riding session to increase riding ability.ability.
9. Compare the state of dead horses in today's 9. Compare the state of dead horses in today's environment.environment.
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6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse 6. Rewrite the standards for dead horse performance.performance.
7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.7. Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse.
8. Create a 8. Create a trainingtraining session to increase riding session to increase riding ability.ability.
9. Compare the state of dead horses in today's 9. Compare the state of dead horses in today's environment.environment.
10. Change the requirements, declaring that "This 10. Change the requirements, declaring that "This horse is not dead."horse is not dead."
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11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
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11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harness several dead horses together 12. Harness several dead horses together to increase speed and pulling power.to increase speed and pulling power.
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11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harness several dead horses together 12. Harness several dead horses together to increase speed and pulling power.to increase speed and pulling power.
13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to 13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to beat."beat."
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11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harness several dead horses together 12. Harness several dead horses together to increase speed and pulling power.to increase speed and pulling power.
13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to 13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to beat."beat."
14. Provide additional incentive funding to 14. Provide additional incentive funding to increase the horse's performance.increase the horse's performance.
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11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.11. Hire contractors to ride the dead horse.
12. Harness several dead horses together 12. Harness several dead horses together to increase speed and pulling power.to increase speed and pulling power.
13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to 13. Declare that "No horse is too dead to beat."beat."
14. Provide additional incentive funding to 14. Provide additional incentive funding to increase the horse's performance.increase the horse's performance.
15. Do a cost analysis study to see if 15. Do a cost analysis study to see if contractors can ride it cheaper.contractors can ride it cheaper.
16. Purchase a software product to make 16. Purchase a software product to make dead horses run faster.dead horses run faster.
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16. Purchase a software product to make 16. Purchase a software product to make dead horses run faster.dead horses run faster.
17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster 17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster and cheaper" dead.and cheaper" dead.
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16. Purchase a software product to make 16. Purchase a software product to make dead horses run faster.dead horses run faster.
17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster 17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster and cheaper" dead.and cheaper" dead.
18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead 18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses.horses.
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16. Purchase a software product to make 16. Purchase a software product to make dead horses run faster.dead horses run faster.
17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster 17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster and cheaper" dead.and cheaper" dead.
18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead 18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses.horses.
19. Revisit the performance requirements for 19. Revisit the performance requirements for horses.horses.
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16. Purchase a software product to make 16. Purchase a software product to make dead horses run faster.dead horses run faster.
17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster 17. Declare that the horse is "better, faster and cheaper" dead.and cheaper" dead.
18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead 18. Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses.horses.
19. Revisit the performance requirements for 19. Revisit the performance requirements for horses.horses.
20. Say “This horse was procured with cost 20. Say “This horse was procured with cost as an independent variable.”as an independent variable.”
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21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.
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21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.
22. Shorten the track.22. Shorten the track.
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21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.
22. Shorten the track.22. Shorten the track.
23. Establish Benchmarks for industry dead-horse 23. Establish Benchmarks for industry dead-horse leaders.leaders.
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21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory 21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.position.
22. Shorten the track.22. Shorten the track.
23. Establish Benchmarks for industry dead-horse 23. Establish Benchmarks for industry dead-horse leaders.leaders.
24. Gather other dead animals and announce a 24. Gather other dead animals and announce a diversity program.diversity program.
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21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory 21. Promote the dead horse to a supervisory position.position.
22. Shorten the track.22. Shorten the track.
23. Establish benchmarks for industry dead-horse 23. Establish benchmarks for industry dead-horse leaders.leaders.
24. Gather other dead animals and announce a 24. Gather other dead animals and announce a diversity program.diversity program.
25. Put together a spiffy PowerPoint presentation 25. Put together a spiffy PowerPoint presentation to get planners to double the dead-horse R&D to get planners to double the dead-horse R&D budget.budget.
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And last, but not least...
26. Get the horse a website.26. Get the horse a website.
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