Dead horse strategies

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation , says that, "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount."

updated for the 21st century this could mean:

• Nationalising the dead horse
• Re-aligning the organizational aims to better fit the needs of the dead horse. Giving dead horse and rider a good bollocking (a favourite in previous centuries too).
• Re-structuring the dead horse's reward scale to contain a performance-related element (obviously..)
• Suspending the horse's access to the executive grassy meadow until it improves its attitude and makes good all productivity shortfalls.
• Finding a mentor or buddy for the dead horse.
• Examining the cost-savings accruing from de-skilling the dead horse function.
• Outsourcing the management and/or the riding of the dead horse to a specialist dead horse management company