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The Grit Factor Book by Shannon Huffman Polson

Award winning from Harvard Business Review

The Grit Factor:
Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

“The book will leave anybody nothing short of inspired by the heroics of Huffman Polson and her fellow military women. But the point is that everyone has the capacity to learn to face the impossible.”— Financial Times business books

Award winning from Harvard Business Review

The Grit Factor:
Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere—whether male or female.

Igniting and inspiring organizations across industries and geographies with world class keynotes.

Military and corporate veteran Shannon Huffman Polson brings stories, lessons learned and tactical takeaways from her own deep experience in leading teams through times of challenge and change in and out of the cockpit, as well as years of research into leadership, grit, and purpose.

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“By far the highlight of our meeting. Everyone loved her. 100% NPS for Shannon’s training—world class!”
Amber Zable
Senior Marketing Manager, Intuit
“Shannon was amazing! She did a great job summarizing the day and leaving our company energized to face the wind and fly through it! We couldn’t be happier.”
Ball Ventures
“A huge hit and very inspiring! As I type this, I am overhearing the clients talk about her and how they are planning to continue to pull her message through the rest of the meetings.”
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals
“Shannon was AMAZING!!!!! Our team absolutely loved her and her message. Her story was spot on with our mission and our goals for the meeting. She was outstanding!”
Nestle Health Science
"I loved everything about the presentation. Shannon has so much energy in her talk, and is a fantastic storyteller. I think everyone walked away feeling inspired and energized."
T-Mobile

“By far the highlight of our meeting. Everyone loved her. 100% NPS for Shannon’s training—world class!”
Amber Zable
Senior Marketing Manager, Intuit
“Shannon was amazing! She did a great job summarizing the day and leaving our company energized to face the wind and fly through it! We couldn’t be happier.”
Ball Ventures
“A huge hit and very inspiring! As I type this, I am overhearing the clients talk about her and how they are planning to continue to pull her message through the rest of the meetings.”
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals
“Shannon was AMAZING!!!!! Our team absolutely loved her and her message. Her story was spot on with our mission and our goals for the meeting. She was outstanding!”
Nestle Health Science
"I loved everything about the presentation. Shannon has so much energy in her talk, and is a fantastic storyteller. I think everyone walked away feeling inspired and energized."
T-Mobile

Top Rated by the World’s Best Organizations

The Grit Factor:Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

The Grit Factor:Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

With its gripping narrative and relatable takeaways, The Grit Factor is both inspiring and pragmatic, a book that will energize and enlighten current and aspiring leaders everywhere—whether male or female.

Igniting and inspiring organizations across industries and geographies with world class keynotes.

“By far the highlight of our meeting. Everyone loved her. 100% NPS for Shannon’s training—world class!”

Amber Zable

“Shannon was amazing! She did a great job summarizing the day and leaving our company energized to face the wind and fly through it! We couldn’t be happier.”

“A huge hit and very inspiring! As I type this, I am overhearing the clients talk about her and how they are planning to continue to pull her message through the rest of the meetings.”

“Shannon was AMAZING!!!!! Our team absolutely loved her and her message. Her story was spot on with our mission and our goals for the meeting. She was outstanding!”

"I loved everything about the presentation. Shannon has so much energy in her talk, and is a fantastic storyteller. I think everyone walked away feeling inspired and energized."

“By far the highlight of our meeting. Everyone loved her. 100% NPS for Shannon’s training—world class!”

Amber Zable

“Shannon was amazing! She did a great job summarizing the day and leaving our company energized to face the wind and fly through it! We couldn’t be happier.”

“A huge hit and very inspiring! As I type this, I am overhearing the clients talk about her and how they are planning to continue to pull her message through the rest of the meetings.”

“Shannon was AMAZING!!!!! Our team absolutely loved her and her message. Her story was spot on with our mission and our goals for the meeting. She was outstanding!”

"I loved everything about the presentation. Shannon has so much energy in her talk, and is a fantastic storyteller. I think everyone walked away feeling inspired and energized."

Top Rated by the World’s Best Organizations

Grab your copy of the"Nine Things Leaders Need to Know About GRIT"and let's stay connected!

The Grit Factor:
Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

The Grit Factor:
Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World

Grab your copy of the
"Nine Things Leaders Need to Know About GRIT"
and let's stay connected!