Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman

@tsbateman.bsky.social

organizational psychology & leadership University of Virginia prof emeritus Miami U Indiana U Cleveland sports teams climate change & psychology Psychology Today blog: Getting Proactive

1,566 Followers 427 Following 90 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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Watchdog: Military commanders accused of framing Iran war in religious terms A nonprofit military watchdog says it has received hundreds of complaints from U.S. service members alleging their commanders invoked Christian prophecy and other religious rhetoric to frame the U.S. ...

A military watchdog says it received hundreds of complaints from service members alleging commanders invoked religious rhetoric to frame the U.S. war on Iran. Army Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.) warns,“To the extent that you turn it into a religious war, you almost guarantee your own defeat.” #Velshi

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4 days ago

Stirringly unforgettable.

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one thing I learned from studying municipal water infrastructure was how much damage deindustrialization has caused to city systems that were built around power users’ needs and are now way overbuilt.
building out for bubbles will leave a long shadow.

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“.. One of the challenges is you can deplete these [munitions] really quickly,” said Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center .. “We’re using them faster than we can replace them.”

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And here is a 2008 article with leadership lessons from Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. History often rhymes. Evergreen lessons for leaders in all sectors acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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With Iran in the news, here’s a piece from 2008 about leadership re: Iraq and Hurricane Katrina. The lessons are evergreen, relevant today in business and beyond
Maybe history doesn’t always repeat itself; maybe this time it will rhyme acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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The Future Belongs to the Proactive Worker Delve into the power of proactive HR strategies for impactful change and future readiness, based on leading research insights.

Second of two pieces sent out today. I like the final title fine, but the original title give a better clue about the content: “How to Be Truly, Deeply, Profoundly proactive.” www.shrm.org/topics-tools...

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Our Missing Climate Tools Are Psychological and Evolutionary Some animals are evolving faster than scientists previously thought possible, due to climate change. We can too.

Just published, a Psychology Today “Essential Read.” To adapt to climate change, we can evolve faster like some other animals are doing— intentionally, no less. And, of course, more strategically

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2 weeks ago

Well, they thought of something I wouldn’t have. His favorites!

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2 weeks ago

Because there’s so many they can’t keep track?

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2 weeks ago

Maybe bc he’s so damn good at his work.
Just kidding.

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1 month ago

OMG

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1 month ago

Seems like both is the simplest and best explanation, no?

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1 month ago

What are the odds that Rs can cheat their way to victory?

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1 month ago

I posted a similar comment earlier today.
Wishing more people were saying this

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1 month ago

Bc it’s awesome? Nah

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1 month ago

Schemes?

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2 months ago

Thanks. Agree about the cult, and think that they want the Trump successes to continue on as long as possible. But as the tide turns, they’ll have to adjust…

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2 months ago

I, and I hope the vast majority, always appreciate your comments.
Wondering if you or some of your followers have predictions about any maga plans to remove Trump and install Vance

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2 months ago

Any sense of roughly when MAGA plans to orchestrate Trump’s removal and Vance’s installation?

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2 months ago

“By definition”. Huh.

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2 months ago
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“Let’s Buy Greenland!” What is your reaction to trying to buy Greenland? How would you think it through more thoroughly?

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gett...

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2 months ago
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“Let’s Buy Greenland!” What is your reaction to trying to buy Greenland? How would you think it through more thoroughly?

Wrote this in 2019 re: Trump buying Greenland. It discusses intuitive vs. thoughtful decision making. Obvi, still highly relevant today and in coming years. Includes questions to always ask when considering options

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/gett...

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2 months ago

Awesome

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2 months ago

The Trump “team” would never resort to imperfect analogies in their change-the-subject talking points

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2 months ago

Bottom line = uncertainty.
Assume that he has that kind of vision

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2 months ago
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Time to revisit Iraq and re-learn what we should’ve learned. This summarizes the mistakes through a problem solving/decision making lens:

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2 months ago
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Time to revisit Iraq and remember lessons we should have learned. Here’s a summary viewed through a lens of (in)effective problem solving and decision making

acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Time to revisit Iraq to avoid more mistakes. This summary of that story is told through a problem-solving lens: necessary processes toward making more good and fewer bad choices acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Trump 2.0’s second year may be even worse than the first. So, what can you do? Here are the 10 most important actions you can take in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

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