...And The Horse You Rode In On!

The Dakota Indians of North America passed on this piece of wisdom from generation to generation by word of mouth: “If you are riding a dead horse, the best thing to do is dismount”. In the corporate world, because of the heavy investment factor, other things to be tried include the following:

- Change riders
- Appoint a committee to study the horse
- Arrange to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses
- Change the form so it reads, “This horse is not dead"
- Hire outside contractors to ride the dead horse
- Harness several dead horses together for increased speed and efficiency
- Donate the dead horse to a recognised charity therefore deducting its full original cost
- Declare the dead horse has lower overhead and is therefore more cost effective
- Promote the dead horse into a management position