The document lists 26 strategies that are commonly used to continue working with failed or unproductive initiatives, analogous to continuing to ride a dead horse. These include increasing effort through things like changing personnel, committees, and requirements rather than accepting the initiative's failure and moving on. The Dakota tribal wisdom referenced is to dismount a dead horse rather than use futile strategies to continue riding it.

1. “ 26 Dead Horse Strategies” Traditional Approaches to Resisting Change

2. Dakota tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in business we often try other strategies with dead horses, including the following: DAKOTA TRIBAL WISDOM