Mentorship: The Quiet Multiplier in Leadership – Part 1
In the remote Solomon Islands of the Pacific, there is said to be a remarkable way of bringing down a giant tree. When a tree grows too vast and powerful to be cut with axes, the villagers choose a different approach. They gather around it, not with blades in their hands, but with intention in their voices. For thirty days, they surround the towering giant and direct their words toward it. They curse it, they criticize it, they speak with unwavering negativity. Day after day, their voices rise together, forming a steady current of hostile energy. According to the legend, the tree begins to absorb this force. Its strength slowly fades and the mighty trunk that once stood firm starts to surrender. After a month of relentless verbal assault, the giant can no longer stand, and it falls. In many cultures, including traditions in parts of India and Japan, people believe that plants respond to love, music, and kind words. Farmers speak gently to their crops, sing to them, or play soothing...