{"id":48878,"date":"2015-07-05T11:19:56","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T16:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=48878"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T01:20:06","slug":"podcast-121-strategic-and-critical-thinking-with-tom-ruby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/self-improvement\/podcast-121-strategic-and-critical-thinking-with-tom-ruby\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #121: Strategic and Critical Thinking With Tom Ruby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few subjects are as important for men to master than strategic and critical thinking, and my guest on the podcast today has spent his career helping both military brass and business owners become better at both. His name is Tom Ruby and he’s the owner of Bluegrass Critical Thinking Solutions<\/a>, a consulting company that helps companies develop strategies and doctrines so they can better manage the ever-changing marketplace. Before Tom did private consulting, he served 26 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force, serving in such positions as Squadron Intelligence Officer, Associate Dean and senior faculty member at the Air Command and Staff College, and Chief of Doctrine for the AF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise. He also served on General Petraeus\u2019 Joint Strategic Assessment Team during the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.<\/p>\n

Today on the podcast Tom and I discuss what it means to “think strategically” and why and how average Joes need to become better strategists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Few subjects are as important for men to master than strategic and critical thinking, and my guest on the podcast today has spent his career helping both military brass and business owners become better at both. 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