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LEADING WITH GRIT

Build the Courage, Resilience, and Purpose to Lead Forward

Picture stepping into your next leadership challenge with unshakable confidence — knowing you have the inner strength to not just survive, but thrive. Leading with Grit equips you with the battle-tested framework to face any challenge — personal or professional — with courage, resilience, and purpose, transforming obstacles into opportunities for growth and impact.

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The greatest obstacle blocking high-performing professionals isn't external challenges.


It's the lack of a structured framework for developing true grit. Without this framework, even the most talented leaders crumble under pressure when it matters most.

âś“ You lie awake at night, exhausted but unable to quiet your racing mind, wondering if you have what it takes to lead through the next crisis.

âś“ You feel increasingly reactive rather than strategic, making decisions from a place of depletion instead of clarity.

âś“ You've lost sight of what matters most as competing demands pull you in countless directions.

âś“ Your team looks to you for inspiration, but you're barely holding it together yourself.

âś“ The strategies that worked before aren't working now, leaving you questioning your capabilities.

âś“ You worry that admitting struggle means admitting weakness, so you soldier on alone, growing more isolated.

âś“ The gap between your public leadership persona and your private doubts widens daily.

Leading with Grit

As one of the first women to fly Apache helicopters in the U.S. Army, I learned early that grit isn't optional. What I've learned since, writing The Grit Factor and working with leaders, is that grit isn't about grinding harder. It's about going deeper. And it can be taught, practiced and built.

That's why I developed The Grit Triad™: Commit, Learn, Launch. It helps leaders meet challenge by drawing on their past experiences, present capabilities and future vision. Leading with Grit turns those lessons into practical steps you can use right away.

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Leading with Grit

As one of the first women to fly Apache helicopters in the U.S. Army, I learned early that grit isn't optional. What I've learned since, writing The Grit Factor and working with leaders, is that grit isn't about grinding harder. It's about going deeper. And it can be taught, practiced and built.

That's why I developed The Grit Triad™: Commit, Learn, Launch. It helps leaders meet challenge by drawing on their past experiences, present capabilities and future vision. Leading with Grit turns those lessons into practical steps you can use right away.

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The Process

The Grit Triad™ Framework guides you through three essential dimensions

1

Commit

(owning your story)

Transform your past experiences, especially the difficult ones into sources of strength and wisdom that inform your leadership identity

2

Commit

(owning your story)

Transform your past experiences, especially the difficult ones into sources of strength and wisdom that inform your leadership identity

3

Purpose

(Defining Your Future)

Articulate your leadership purpose and integrate it into daily decisions, team interactions, and strategic vision

4

Integrate

(The Grit Activation System)

Apply the complete Grit Triad™ to your current challenges

LEADING WITH GRIT

$497 (reg. $997)

Highlighted features

  • On-demand personal development
  • 12 self-paced modules
  • Unique online portal
  • Downloadable research-driven worksheets and readings
  • Videos support with applied learnings
  • Stories from military leaders
  • Personalized action planning
  • Private online community
  • Leading with Grit Certificate
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The Grit Triad™

Leading with Grit is a 6-week, self-paced program that guides you step-by-step through The Grit Triad™ from The Grit Factor:

Weekly Video Modules

Six core training sessions with Shannon Huffman Polson that break down each element of The Grit Triad™ into actionable steps

Grit Activation Library

A curated collection of supplemental resources including case studies, research summaries, and specialized tools for specific leadership scenarios

The Grit Factor Implementation Workbook

A comprehensive digital guide with reflection exercises, strategic planning templates, and resilience-building practices

Weekly Implementation Guides

Step-by-step action plans to apply what you're learning to your current leadership challenges

Resilience Assessment Tool

An evaluation that identifies your current grit profile and provides targeted recommendations for growth

What's included:

  • Weekly Video Modules
  • The Grit Factor Implementation Workbook
  • Resilience Assessment Tool
  • Weekly Implementation Guides
  • The Grit Activation Library

Your investment in Leading with Grit: $997 $497
Launch price through November 30.

Bonus (Limited Time)

  • One-on-One Purpose Alignment Session: A private 30-minute coaching call with Shannon to address your specific leadership challenges
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This isn't just another leadership program—it's a reclamation of what leadership was always meant to be: purposeful, meaningful, and aligned with who you truly are.


I invite you to join us and discover how your leadership can become both more impactful and more fulfilling when guided by your true north. Own your story. Live your purpose. Change the world.

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About Shannon Huffman Polson

Shannon Huffman Polson is the author of The Grit Factor (Harvard Business Review Press), a keynote speaker and the founder of The Grit Institute.

One of the first women to fly the Apache attack helicopter in the U.S. Army, she went on to Microsoft and now teaches in the Leadership and Strategic Impact program at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.

She writes and speaks at the intersection of grit, leadership and ancient wisdom, and is at work on a book about ancient wisdom in a modern world.

About Shannon Huffman Polson

Shannon Huffman Polson is the author of The Grit Factor (Harvard Business Review Press), a keynote speaker and the founder of The Grit Institute.

One of the first women to fly the Apache attack helicopter in the U.S. Army, she went on to Microsoft and now teaches in the Leadership and Strategic Impact program at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.

She writes and speaks at the intersection of grit, leadership and ancient wisdom, and is at work on a book about ancient wisdom in a modern world.

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