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The document lists 26 strategies that are commonly used to continue working with failed or unproductive initiatives, analogous to continuing to ride a dead horse. These include increasing effort through things like changing personnel, committees, and requirements rather than accepting the initiative's failure and moving on. The Dakota tribal wisdom referenced is to dismount a dead horse rather than use futile strategies to continue riding it.

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

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