A few pearls of wisdom that we can all learn from: <br /><br /> The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from<br /> generation to generation, says that when you discover that you<br /> are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.<br /> Modern organizations (education, government, military, etc.)<br /> often employ a whole range of far more advanced strategies,<br /> such as<br /> * Buying a stronger whip.<br /> * Changing riders.<br /> * Threatening the horse with termination.<br /> * Appointing a committee to study the horse.<br /> * Arranging to visit other countries to see how others ride<br /> dead horses.<br /> * Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.<br /> * Re-classifying the dead horse as "living, impaired".<br /> * Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.<br /> * Harnessing several dead horses together to increase the<br /> speed.<br /> * Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the<br /> dead horse's performance.<br /> * Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would<br /> improve the dead horse's performance.<br /> * Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it<br /> is less costly, carries lower overhead, and therefore<br /> contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the<br /> economy than do some other horses.<br /> * Re-writing the expected performance requirements for all<br /> horses.<br /> * Promoting the dead horse to a management position.<br /> * Changing the name of the horse...
