How to ride a dead horse – Hospitality Edition – Workfiles

The so‑called principle of the dead horse – “When you realise you are riding a dead horse, dismount” – is a widely known, humour‑laden management metaphor that describes how organisations cling to obviously failed strategies and do everything except actually getting off the horse.

Why do we in hospitality prefer grooming the horse instead of dismounting?

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File size: ZIP ~14 MB

Page count: PPTX 23 slides + DOCX 19 pages

Compatibility: All PCs, tablets, mobile phones and devices that can read PDF- and/or DOCX- and PPTX- files

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Publication date: 2026

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How to ride a dead horse

The so‑called principle of the dead horse – “When you realise you are riding a dead horse, dismount” – is a widely known, humour‑laden management metaphor that describes how organisations cling to obviously failed strategies and do everything except actually getting off the horse.

Why do we in hospitality prefer grooming the horse instead of dismounting?

File format: 2 Files, Presentation Slides (PDF) + Supporting Document (PDF)

File size: PDF ~5,0 MB + PDF ~2,3 MB

Page count: 23 + 19 pages

Compatibility: All PCs, tablets, mobile phones and devices that can read PDF and/or DOCX files

Copy protection: None

Publication date: 2026

The post How to ride a dead horse first appeared on PX-eBook-F&B-Specialist Literature.