Author: David Cormier
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What Powerlessness Does to You (Part 2 of 5)
When your heart breaks, when someone you love gets sick, when you lose a job you gave everything to — the pain hits deeper than most people can explain. It’s not just sadness. It’s not just fear. It’s the moment life stops responding to you. Something happens that you can’t influence, and suddenly your choices…
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Power Series Part 1 of 5 — Why Your Power Matters
Part 1 — Why Understanding Power Matters Power shapes human life more than almost any other force. It influences how people think, how they behave, how they relate to others, and even how their bodies function. Yet most conversations treat power as a social advantage — something leaders possess, something organizations distribute, something some people…
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The Power Series Part 0
Power touches more of our lives than we admit. It shows up in conversations, decisions, setbacks, recoveries — in the moments that quietly shape who we become. Sometimes it steadies us. Sometimes it humbles us. Sometimes it forces us to see ourselves more clearly than we expected. Over the next five posts, I’m exploring five…
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When Finger Pointing Becomes Manipulation: How Some Leaders Construct “Enemies
This is Part 3 in my series on blame and leadership. In Part 1, I explained why our brains look for someone to blame when things go wrong. Blame feels like progress, even when it isn’t. In Part 2, I talked about responsible leadership — the kind where someone steps forward and says, “This happened…
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The Dynamics of Taking Ownership: Why Accountability Is Strategy, Not Sacrifice (Part 2 of 3 Parts Finger Pointing)
I’ve been in those rooms — the ones where you can feel the air change. Something broke. A deadline slipped. A client wasn’t happy. You can watch an entire team brace for impact. People get quiet. Eyes drop. Everyone starts calculating their exposure. And then someone stands up and says, “I’ll take responsibility. Let’s get…
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The Psychology of Finger Pointing when it Comes to Blame (Part 1 of 3 Parts Finger Pointing)
You get called into the room. Something broke. The owner wants to know what happened — and who’s responsible. Everyone’s eyes drop to the table. I’ve been in that room. On both sides of it. And the thing nobody says out loud is that the search for a name feels good. It feels like progress.…