Dr. Dinesh Patel at the Sardar Patel Farm

Name: Dr. Dinesh Patel at the Sardar Patel Farm (English version)
SKU: OB0244

Sundararaman, Ragavan; Joshi, Shilpa; Gupta, Vishal

Product #:OB0244

Supplier:Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Discipline:Operations Management

Details:Case (PDF) • 14 pages • 2021-11-18

Subjects:

Leadership Leadership styles Change management Leadership and managing people Strategy Business management Operations and supply chain management

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Agriculture sector

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Sardar Patel farm is a 150-acre organic farm located in Kathwada, Gujarat, India with 125 farmers living and working on the farm. Dr Dinesh Patel, a cardiologist and second-generation farm leader, played a vital role in converting the farm from chemical farming to natural farming. Though he was successful in this conversion process, the issue of farmers becoming careless and lazy caused a lot of problems for Patel. He tried many ways to improve the performance of the farmers but did not succeed. The farmers were not even ready to discuss their issues and avoided him as much as possible. Finally, he attended a leadership course, and with the help of an interview method taught in the course, Patel was able to identify and understand their problems and issues. Patel worked towards a solution while also focusing upon its sustainability. The case emphasizes upon interpersonal issues that arise between farm leaders and farmers, and depicts how Patel solved the said issue successfully with a sustainable solution.

Learning Objectives

To understand the process through which behavioural change is brought about. To understand the process adopted by leaders in driving change management within an organization. To understand and utilise the power of 'appreciative inquiry' in driving change processes and sustain the change. To understand and verify the elements of the culture of high-performing workplaces.