Making religion work in the technological environment
There is a large corporate IT department with zero network downtime. Their upgrades happen on schedule, and their security is always up to date. Every member of the department gives the credit completely to their strict adherence to a religious rite traditional in the department.

On the winter solstice, each year, the entire IT department gathers and determines which member of management, or of affiliated departments such as marketing or finance, has been most helpful with suggestions, oversight, and general involvement with the workings of the IT department. They hold a fancy party in the IT space, with that individual as guest of honor. During the party, each member will find time to stop by, congratulate the guest of honor, and mention something of their hopes for how the IT department will function in the coming year.

As the finale of the party, the guest of honor is bound and ritually dismembered atop the (unused since the previous year) conference table, so that they may personally give the appropriate deity the benefit of the guest of honor's inspired thoughts and wise guidance.

Old timers gripe that religious fervor has died down over time - they recall when the rite was first instituted, after 7 quarters in a row of high downtime and frequent security failures. At that time a Messenger was found for each of the seasons. After the first year productivity significantly improved, and after the fifth year of constant uptime, it was felt safe to change to a yearly rite. And after all, as the old timers lament, finding a suitably qualified Messenger gets harder each year.