The Grit Factor

By The Grit Institute

Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.


Category: Management

Open in Apple Podcasts


Open RSS feed


Open Website


Rate for this podcast

Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 38

Description

Season 3 of The Grit Factor, hosted by Shannon Huffman Polson, Army veteran, pilot, and corporate and non-profit leader dedicated to building courageous leaders for a better world. We’ll look at facing fear and failure, connecting to purpose, when to grit and when to quit, and much, much more, from the fields of the military to government, law to business, academia and more. Tune in Tuesdays for new conversations, and make sure to leave your questions for Shannon at https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGritFactor

Episode Date
Sarah McArthur on Frances Hesselbein: Leadership, Mentorship, and Service
Sep 09, 2025
Radical Humility: Urs Koenig on Leading with Grit, Heart, and High Standards
Aug 20, 2025
Uncolonized Power: Healing Mindsets, Embracing Purpose, and Rising Together with Valeria Aloe
Aug 06, 2025
Conviction, Capital & Courage: Alexander Friedman on Purposeful Leadership in a High-Stakes World
Jul 29, 2025
The Blueprint for Thriving People and Teams: Belonging, Autonomy, and Purpose
Jul 17, 2025
Jim Weber’s Long-Term Vision: Building a Brand That Lasts
Jul 09, 2025
Building Resilient Communities: Killian Noe’s Vision of Love, Leadership, and Recovery
Jun 24, 2025
The Core Principles of Building Evergreen Companies: The Seven P’s Framework
Jun 19, 2025
Soaring Beyond Limits: The Fight for Women in Military Flight
Jun 12, 2025
Unlocking the Cockpit: Powerful Lessons in Leadership and Legacy
Jun 06, 2025
Mastering Human Performance for Lasting Success
May 20, 2025
Building Next-Generation Leaders: The Power of Experiential and Purposeful Education
May 07, 2025
From Peaks to Purpose: A Narrative of Growth and Authenticity
Apr 29, 2025
Living Fearlessly: Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Joy in the Journey with Siri Lindley
Feb 23, 2023
People and Processes: Overcoming 85% of all Problems with Lisa Gable
Feb 10, 2023
Get Smart with your Emotions: Understanding your Feelings with Breda McCague
Feb 03, 2023
Take a Bigger Look: Learning from Perspective with Astronaut Sunita Williams
Jan 27, 2023
Overcoming Obstacles with Katie Cook: The First Woman Blue Angel Pilot
Jan 20, 2023
Mentoring Matters: Expert Lisa Fain Weighs in on Making it Work
Jan 05, 2023
Leading from the Front: the Mind of a Marine with Courtney Lynch
Dec 29, 2022
Leading The Caretakers: Bishop Gretchen Rehberg
Dec 22, 2022
Inclusion on Purpose— a different understanding of DEI with Ruchika Tulshyan
Dec 15, 2022
When to GRIT and when to Quit: A Story of Big Law and Changing the Understanding of Grit with Amy Conway-Hatcher
Dec 08, 2022
A Corporate Leader with Veteran Values: Tina Morris
Nov 10, 2022
Honor Bound: Marine Amy McGrath takes on a new challenge
Oct 26, 2022
Season 2 Coming Soon
Oct 07, 2022
Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid: Merryl Tengesdal, the only African American woman U2 pilot
Sep 05, 2022
From burnout to thriving: Leigh Burgess
Aug 25, 2022
Just Like You: What makes RAF Tornado pilot Mandy Hickson fly
Jun 29, 2022
United States Marine Corps LtGen Lori Reynolds: Hard earned lessons from one of the first women to earn 3 Stars
Jun 16, 2022
Shaye Haver and Kristen Greist: Historical leadership from the Front
May 17, 2022
Deidre Paknad: Innovating with Grit and Heart
May 10, 2022
Team Unbroken: The forging of purpose
Apr 05, 2022
Building For Success: Leadership through the lens of the Navy’s most senior women engineer
Mar 29, 2022
The World Champion Mindset with Olympian Adeline Gray
Mar 21, 2022
Thunder Run: The power of preparation with A-10 pilot and Colonel Kim “KC” Campbell (ret)
Mar 08, 2022
Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass with Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz (ret)
Mar 08, 2022
The Grit Factor
Feb 24, 2022