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Dr. Rachel Boehm, PhD
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As an organisational psychologist who assesses IQ for a living, Trump may have had the potential to be average when he was born. However, being super rich from birth, and having been born with personality traits of extreme low conscientiousness (a predictor of unethical behaviour, and law breaking), and being incurious by nature, he shied away from education early on, and has ran from it ever since then. People like that cope in the world by developing an outsized ego. He has learned that by acting super confident, he can fake being smart enough to be useful. The problem is that it is not that he knows nothing of value, rather it is that he knows stuff that just isn't so. Just like that tariffs will raise income enough to replace taxes, etc. He suffers mightily from the Dunning Kruger effect, and when there are people asking real questions, resorts to bullying. He is an authoritarian leader, with attributes that make him a despotic leader. This is going to get much worse. Given that he is president again, he will never listen to anyone, because he 'reasons' that he got where he is by being super smart, so there is no one smart enough to advise him. Like all despots, he has ensured that only sycophants have his ear. This leads to disastrous decisions and even downfall. His followers score very high on right wing authoritarianism. This is where people outsource their thinking and blindly follow their dear leader, no matter what. It is also accompanied by out group aggression, hence the insurrection. Altemyer & Dean 2020 found that 43% of Americans score high on this, and overwhelmingly tend to be Trump supporters. In addition Choma & Hannock 2018, found that they score low on IQ, which is in keeping with large scale research on right wing authoritarians and even right wing people.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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My latest piece for the Falls Church Independent:

As I tell my clients, emotions are contagious, and there are A LOT of them out there. Especially if you are in the DC Metro Area. I hope this resource helps you buffer yourself.

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#emotionregulation
How to Respond to Stressful Emotional Contagions
We live in an increasingly “VUCA” (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world. It’s easy and common to get swept up in all the feels such an environment can provoke.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Honored to contribute to one of my community’s outlets.
September 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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I am sure my colleague @iopsychmemes.bsky.social will have fun with this.

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#organizationalbehavior #iopsych #personalityassessments
Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date (Gift Article)
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
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September 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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1) Scratching the surface but an important surface to scratch. from @vox.com
“How did we get here…” here being…
What wellness costs us
Podcast Episode · Today, Explained · 08/10/2025 · 30m
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August 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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1) Thank you APA for selecting me as 1 of 10 to present my research competition-style at conv. 2025! Honored to share my research which directly impacts biz outcomes.

Thanks to my #Division13 colleagues for their support!

#iopsych #organizationalbehavior #changemanagement
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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About to present, errrr, compete in Psych-in-Three at APA 2025. 3min to present my research. 10 finalists. Only 1 can “win”. #iopsych
August 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Excited for APA 2025! #iopsych #psychology
August 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Hey #IOPSYCH peeps, I updated my handle. Not sure how that affects starter packs sooooo 🤷🏼‍♀️ Would love to make sure we’re all still connected. Also lmk if you’re at the APA convention in Denver!
August 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Please share! Survey closes at the end of July.
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Research study into the early warning signs of burnout.
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July 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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A tremendous honor. APA named me a Top 8 Finalist to present my work at #APA2025 Psych-in-3 competition. We present our work in >3 min & 3 winners are selected.

If you're curious about who has it "better," entrepreneurs or employees, join us in Denver!

#IOPsych #OrganizationalBehavior #WorkStress
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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If your team isn’t performing at the level you expect:
It might not be a strategy problem.
It might not be a motivation problem.
It might be--wait for it--you. I've been there. Here's what happened.
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#changemanagement #organizationaldevelopment #organizationalbehavior #iopsych
How I Got Leadership Wrong, What I Learned, and Why Even High-Performing Founders Struggle to Lead Under Pressure — Rachel Boehm Coaching & Consulting LLC | Science-Backed, People-Proven™
But that was the feedback. I reflected on this as I walked out of the gym where I was assistant coaching. I had been an assistant coach for a month after working extremely hard for the position. I rem...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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On this day, four years ago, I walked away from my academic career because I had burned out.

Today I launched READ BEFORE BURNING, my monthly newsletter about the misunderstood condition of #burnout .

Issue 1: Core Symptoms, Confusion, & Controversies www.linkedin.com/pulse/issue-...
Issue 1: Core Symptoms, Confusion, & Controversies
Welcome to Read Before Burning, a monthly newsletter offering simple but informative coverage of burnout-related concepts, research findings, and actionable advice – all firmly grounded in science. Re...
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June 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Hey fellow #science peeps: RFP

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The Value of Editing Research Request for Proposals
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June 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I am struggling w/ the words other than how frustrating these platforms are.

The message was abt choice. Not do it all, all at once, to perfection. And hate to break it to you but having kids and “homestead[ing] isn’t going to be stress-free either.”

#workplace #culturetrends #iopsych #burnout
‘Less Prozac, More Protein’: How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women
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June 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Excellent piece from The Atlantic’s Tyler Austin Harper on #AI and human understanding of how it does and does not work, and what we risk as a result.

#psychology #loneliness

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What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works
Despite what tech CEOs might say, large language models are not smart in any recognizably human sense of the word.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Fellow #iopsych and science nerds: My dissertation is now live on ProQuest (open access) for those interested in the topic www.proquest.com/dissertation...

#entrepreneurship #wellbeing #psychology #business #research
Comparing the Psychological Well-Being of Hybrid Entrepreneurs to Full-Time Entrepreneurs, Single-Jobholders, and Dual-Jobholders - ProQuest
Explore millions of resources from scholarly journals, books, newspapers, videos and more, on the ProQuest Platform.
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June 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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1) Over 200 legal professionals signed up for my workshop w/ the Va Bar Association to learn no-BS strategies for excelling as Legal Professionals in an industry known for feeling like a pressure cooker!
#lawyerwellbeing #legalprofessionals #wellnessweekinlaw #judicialwellbeing #workplacestress
May 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Have you bought into the "#employeehappiness" market? It's touted as the salve for all ppl probs (i.e. burnout, retention, engagement, productivity...). But it's BS. Here's why & what to do instead. tinyurl.com/mpry4fa2
#IOPsych #workplaceculture #workplacestress #employeewellbeing #wellbeingwashing
May 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Another fantastic Fixable episode w/ @francesfrei.bsky.social and Anne Morriss. Particularly on point for outside consultants and anyone who has to lead from “below”.

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#iospych #businessconsulting #managementconsulting #bizops #changemanagement
How to help someone who doesn’t want your help
Podcast Episode · Fixable · 04/28/2025 · 28m
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April 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Tackling #WellbeingWashing one talk at a time 🤭. Thanks to SHRM Greater Baltimore for having me. #iopsych #occhealthpsych
April 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Just got confirmation! This August, I will be one of 10 finalists presenting my research at the American Psychological Association Conference’s Psych In 3 Competition!
#iopsych and #occhealthpsych colleagues, will I see you there?
April 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Preach.
iopsychmemes.bsky.social I-O Psych Memes @iopsychmemes.bsky.social · Apr 8
You can’t offer individual-level solutions to systemic problems and expect them to work. Address the root cause of stress wherever you can.

#stress #burnout #OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych (rerun)
April 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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I said what I said…

Leaders, your people are calling BS on your people values.

#leadershipstrategies #workplacestress #burnout #iopsych #occhealthpsych #consultingpsychologist #leadershiptraining
#leadershipstrategies #workplacestress #burnout #iopsych #occhealthpsych… | Rachel Boehm, NBC-HWC, PhD Candidate
“A principle’s only a principle when it’s tested. And a belief is only, like—you only actually have a value and make public that value when that value is under attack.“ Atlantic education writer Adam...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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New PhD position in Organisational Psychology ! Fully funded for 4 years, with good Norwegian salary, international research team, focusing on work motivation, workplace well-being and performance

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#iopsych #PhDSky #orgpsych #psychology #psychscisky #OHPsych #OHP
PhD Research Fellow in Management (277963) | University of South-Eastern Norway
Job title: PhD Research Fellow in Management (277963), Employer: University of South-Eastern Norway, Deadline: Monday, April 28, 2025
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April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM