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https://educationalevidence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/caballo.jpg615434The “Dead Horse” theory is a scathing metaphor that reflects how many organizations run aground when they want to make work an inoperative model. It is said that this theory, applied to the analysis of group dynamics, is born from a saying of the Dakota Indians, transmitted through generations, which exudes great common sense: “when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount”.