Dead Horse Theory

There is a saying of one of the American Indian tribes in the state of Dakota, USA, that is passed down from generation to generation:

“When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy for dealing with it is to get off it.”

However, some organizations and institutions often use a variety of techniques and strategies that they believe are best for dealing with their dead horse - such as:

? Buying a stronger whip for the leader.

? Changing the rider who rides the dead horse.

? Threatening the dead horse with termination of its service.

? Appointing a committee to study the condition of the dead horse.

? Visiting other institutions and organizations to see how they ride the dead horse.

? Lowering the evaluation criteria for dead horses.

? Reclassifying the dead horse as alive but with movement challenges.

? Hiring foreign riders to ride the dead horse.

? Creating an atmosphere of competition between the dead horse and a group of dead horses to improve its performance.

? Developing a development and training plan for the dead horse.

? Restructuring productivity standards to improve and raise the efficiency of the dead horse.

? Boasting that the dead horse saves costs because it does not have to be fed, unlike other horses that require expenses for feeding.

? Reformulating the expected performance requirements of other horses to match the dead horse.

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All of that is horrible strategies which are always leading to failure, losses, & crises.

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However, one of my earlier business manager when he assigned me on project which is under estimated, and I was wondering why, he said one words “ this is the business” then continued,

It is challenging tendering if I have not done this, I wouldn’t get this project, you wouldn’t be hired as PM, & I wouldn’t be in the market now bidding for the second project”

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What a theory, but for me it is not that successful theory.

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