Lily has a hard time getting along with her boss and cannot seem to get on the right projects to show off her skills, and demonstrate her potential and performance. based on leader-member exchange (lmx) this is most likely because:

it depends on which society you are referring to. many civilization performed rituals so the gods would with their growing season but the most well known is that of the aztecs. they would make sacrifices, usually animals, but sometimes humans as well.

they could have terrible tropical storms which will destroy the crops in the colonies

the answer there would be genocide.