Rice farming can inspire a collaborative work culture

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When it happened the second time, he was a commanding officer in Kashmir and his family lived in a military station near Ranikhet in Uttarakhand..

Studies have found that the southern part with rice cultivation, which requires sharing of water between various farmers, evolved to be a far more collaborative society..

A crucial question faced by corporate leaders is whether they can build a successful organization with more wheat farmers or rice farmers..

To create more rice-farmer type of corporate citizens, who have a strong tendency to collaborate, organizations need to develop an environment where cooperation among employees is essential for each persons ultimate success..

It is high time this industrys leaders learn a trick or two from rice farmers, and even more so from the Indian armed forces, on how to create a work culture that is truly social and appropriately collaborative..