Dead Horse Strategies Dakota Tribal Wisdom

When you discover You’re riding a dead horse The best strategy is To dismount

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Change riders Change riders Buy a stronger whip Buy a stronger whip Get the horse a web site Get the horse a web site Threaten the horse with termination Threaten the horse with termination Ride the dead horse “outside the box” Ride the dead horse “outside the box” Appoint a committee to study the horse Appoint a committee to study the horse

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Ride the dead horse “smarter”, not harder Ride the dead horse “smarter”, not harder Declare that “no horse is too dead to beat” Declare that “no horse is too dead to beat” Buy a commercial off-the-shelf dead horse Buy a commercial off-the-shelf dead horse Promote the horse to a supervisory position Promote the horse to a supervisory position Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse Appoint a tiger team to revive the dead horse

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Hire outside contractors to ride the dead horse Hire outside contractors to ride the dead horse Reclassify the dead horse as “living- impaired” Reclassify the dead horse as “living- impaired” Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses Form a quality circle to find uses for dead horses Lower the standards so that horses can be included Lower the standards so that horses can be included Compare the state of dead horse in today’s environment Compare the state of dead horse in today’s environment

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Name the dead horse “paradigm shift” and keep riding it Name the dead horse “paradigm shift” and keep riding it Kill all the other horses, so this one will look the same Kill all the other horses, so this one will look the same Declare the horse is “better, faster, and cheaper” dead Declare the horse is “better, faster, and cheaper” dead Create a training session to increase our riding ability Create a training session to increase our riding ability Harness several dead horses together for increased speed Harness several dead horses together for increased speed

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Call the dead horse a “joint venture” and let others ride it Call the dead horse a “joint venture” and let others ride it Arrange to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses Arrange to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses Purchase an aftermarket product to make dead horses run faster Purchase an aftermarket product to make dead horses run faster Do a cost analysis study to see if contractors can ride it cheaper Do a cost analysis study to see if contractors can ride it cheaper Provide additional funding to increase the horse’s performance Provide additional funding to increase the horse’s performance

Alternative Dead-horse Strategies Change the autopsy report to declare that “this horse is not dead” Change the autopsy report to declare that “this horse is not dead” Say things like “this is the way we have always ridden this horse” Say things like “this is the way we have always ridden this horse” Declare that “this horse was procured with cost as an independent variable” Declare that “this horse was procured with cost as an independent variable” Do a time management study to see, if the lighter riders would improve productivity Do a time management study to see, if the lighter riders would improve productivity