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Shannon H. Polson
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Dec 20, 2022

Alone at Christmas

I went alone that Christmas to a place far away from any one or any place I knew. Two mountain passes and four hours of driving, and a flat gray lake absorbing the wake of a rickety ferry fell behind me, and I sat with my head against a school…

Christmas

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Christmas

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Nov 16, 2022

Advice for veterans transitioning to corporate

I put together a video for those of you who may be making the transition from the military to the civilian world and are finding it more…

Military

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Advice for veterans transitioning to corporate
Advice for veterans transitioning to corporate
Military

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Aug 20, 2022

Facing the Wind: Where are you being called?

Dear readers, I so appreciate your being here. I’m moving this newsletter to Substack, so please join me there! Is there something calling you, in your professional or personal life, that you’ve been avoiding? Maybe it’s addressing a challenge or obstacle, taking an educational opportunity or a stretch assignment, or…

Newsletter

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Newsletter

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Jul 6, 2022

Leaders Read: Don’t miss out by missing this

What’s on your reading list? If leaders read, it stands to reason that your work in leadership — of yourself, of a team or organization– needs to include a thoughtful reading program. How do you think about the precious hours you have to read? Grab the latest copy from what…

Leaders Read

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Leaders Read: Don’t miss out by missing this
Leaders Read: Don’t miss out by missing this
Leaders Read

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Apr 5, 2022

Quote her: quotes from women who rock the world

“Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and people expected me to behave in a certain way. I bucked the system.” — Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American in space 2. “If you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it…

Leadership

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Quote her: quotes from women who rock the world
Quote her: quotes from women who rock the world
Leadership

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Feb 14, 2022

From Wounded Warrior to World Champion

Melissa Stockwell was just 24 years old in April of 2004, commissioned as a 2d Lieutenant from ROTC in Colorado and assigned as a second lieutenant platoon leader in the Army’s transportation corps to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. …

Veterans

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From Wounded Warrior to World Champion
From Wounded Warrior to World Champion
Veterans

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Sep 3, 2021

Post-Pandemic Leadership: What You Need to Know

What’s needed in post pandemic leadership? The answer is clear. The pandemic isn’t over, but a few things are becoming clear: leadership in a post-pandemic world will have to change. As companies contemplate what a return to work will look like and how to define a new normal, some are…

Leadership Development

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Post-Pandemic Leadership: What You Need to Know
Post-Pandemic Leadership: What You Need to Know
Leadership Development

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Dec 31, 2020

What you need to know about GRIT in 2022

After two years of pandemic and counting, anew year is upon us. A new year of possibility, of opportunity, of HOPE. (More on how to set yourself for success with mindset in Chapter 5 of The Grit Factor!) What are the ways you want to enter the new year? With…

Grit

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What you need to know about GRIT in 2021
What you need to know about GRIT in 2021
Grit

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·Sep 30, 2020

A 3-Part Exercise to Reconnect With Your Values

Your inner voice is your North Star — if you can hear it — Over three decades of service in the Army, including commanding four companies and a training battalion, Major General Dee McWilliams was faced with a terrible choice in 2003. To earn her third star, McWilliams was asked to leave her posting in Germany to return to the Pentagon, as it geared…

Book Excerpts

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A 3-Part Exercise to Reconnect With Your Values
A 3-Part Exercise to Reconnect With Your Values
Book Excerpts

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Jan 31, 2020

She’s Got Grit: The First Woman General Officer of West Point

For Becky Halstead, leadership started out with her being a team player. Growing up in rural New York, Becky Halstead played on the basketball team, but she only started running because the team needed one more girl to be considered a full team. “I had nine varsity letters, but I…

Business Leadership

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She’s Got Grit: The First Woman General Officer of West Point
She’s Got Grit: The First Woman General Officer of West Point
Business Leadership

10 min read

Shannon H. Polson

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