Define: "Kick the Can Down the Road" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Make sure you are securely in a different department by the time the can finally hits a dead end."
To postpone dealing with a problem or making a complex decision until a later date.
What does "Kick the Can Down the Road" actually mean?
"Ignoring a structural fire because putting it out would negatively impact this quarter's bonus."
"We cannot afford to kick the can down the road on this compliance issue any longer."
"Instead of fixing the core routing issue, they decided to kick the can down the road and just reboot it nightly."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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