Some Thoughts on Life & Living

	The modern approach to problems

Ancient wisdom tells us that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best course of action is to dismount.

Many modern organizations, however, insist on trying other strategies...

Changing Riders

Buying a stronger whip

Falling back on "This is the way we've always ridden"

Appointing a committee to study the horse

Appointing a committee to study the horse's equipment

Arranging a visit to other sites to see how they ride their dead horses

Increasing the standards for the performance of dead horses

Increasing the standards for the performance of dead horse riders

Appointing a committee to revive the dead horse

Appointing a committee to review the acquisition standards for horses

Appointing a committee to review the job description for riders

Creating a training session to improve riding skills

Comparing the state of dead horses in today's environment with those of previous decades to show that today's dead horses are really an improvement

Changing the standards so that the horse is no longer technically dead

Hiring an external consultant to show how the dead horse can still be ridden

Harnessing several dead horses together to increase their collective performance

Increasing resources (horse feed) since the horse is obviously under-resourced (malnourished)

Declaring that "No horse is too dead to ride"

Doing a study to determine if outsourcing will reduce the cost of riding the dead horse

Buying a computer program which is guaranteed to enhance dead horse performance and productivity

Declaring a dead horse more cost effective than a live one

Forming a process action group to find uses for dead horses

Promoting the dead horse to a position of greater responsibility

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Some Thoughts on Life & Living

The modern approach to problems