BUSINESS SLOGANS : “A PROBLEM SHARED IS A PROBLEM MULTIPLIED”
BUSINESS STRATEGIES !
The human race is nothing if not adaptable – just as well in this ever-changing world. Consider a traveler journeying on horseback. Previously, if the horse died, traditional wisdom suggested dismounting and continuing on foot, but in today´s corporate world with its heavy investment costs, not to mention the demand of shareholders, other strategies have to be explored. For instance:
-Buy a heavier whip
-Threaten the horse with dismissal
-Change the rider
-Go on a fact-finding mission to see how other companies use their dead horses
-Sub-contract another company to ride their dead horse
-Appoint a committee to investigate if lighter/heavier/taller/shorter riders would enhance the horse´s performance
-Hire expensive outside consultants to try and bring the horse back to life
-Donate the horse to charity and deduct its original cost in full
-Point out that, as the overheads are now lower, the horse performs better since it died
-Promote it to a managerial position