Dakota tribal wisdom
says that when you discover you are riding a DEAD HORSE, the best strategy
is to dismount.
However, in some
organizations like governments, universities, hospitals,
large companies,
school districts, etc., we often try other strategies. Want to take a humorous
look at the problem?
These include the
following:
Buying a stronger whip.
Changing riders.
Saying things like
"this is the way we always have ridden this horse.
Appointing a committee
to study the horse.
Arranging to visit other
sites to see how they ride dead horses.
Increasing the standards
for riding dead horses.
Appointing a tiger team
to revive the dead horse.
Creating a training
session to increase our riding ability.
Comparing the state of
dead horses in today's environment.
Pass a resolution
declaring the "this horse is not dead."
Blaming the horse's
parents.
Harnessing several dead
horses together for increased speed.
Declaring that, "No
horse is too dead to beat."
Providing additional
funding to increase the horse's performance.
Do a study to see if
contractors can ride it cheaper.
Declare the horse is
"better, faster, and cheaper" dead.
Form a quality circle to
find uses for dead horses.
Revisit the performance
requirements for horses.
Say this horse was
procured with cost as an independent variable.
Promote the dead horse
to a supervisory position.
Scott
Andrews is CEO and Founder of AspireNow (www.AspireNow.com),
a leading business productivity and personal development firm based in
California. AspireNow helps organizations launch new products and
services, train sales teams, and innovatively change businesses through
cutting-edge business models and techniques to improve success. For more
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