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"I think the town naturally breeds very hardworking people," she added.

The Chief Executive rankings are based on, naturally enough, a survey of more than 650 CEOs and business owners.

For Boneta, who grew up bilingual — the son of a Mexican father and an American-born mother — straddling the nuances of both cultures and languages came naturally.

Upper management at these companies tend to distrust their employees, she said, and hold “outdated definitions of productivity” — an approach that, naturally, makes employees resentful and inhibits healthy communication.

Experts at the organisation say mixed lengths of grass are best for providing food and shelter, ideally with naturally occuring plants such as dandelions left to flower.