OUR COURSES AT THE GRIT INSTITUTE

What is it costing you?

How much does employee turnover cost your company? Can you estimate the cost of a lack of engagement? How much does it cost you personally, in terms of your own well being and satisfaction?

In our current environment, with people leaving their companies at rates never seen before, especially women, leaders are in a crisis.

How does a leader address this unprecedented challenge?

Schedule a call with Shannon

OUR COURSES AT THE GRIT INSTITUTE

What is it costing you?

How much does employee turnover cost your company? Can you estimate the cost of a lack of engagement? How much does it cost you personally, in terms of your own well being and satisfaction?

In our current environment, with people leaving their companies at rates never seen before, especially women, leaders are in a crisis.

How does a leader address this unprecedented challenge?

Schedule a call with Shannon

“I want to tell you, one week in, you have transformed me. I had come to view myself through a lens of limitations. I felt defeated and a product of these problems. But, as I followed your lessons…My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat.”

This was a fellow veteran, an executive, someone silently struggling who shared his own journey of transformation. I felt my eyes well up. I am so grateful for the opportunity to offer an experience that literally changes lives.

“I want to tell you, one week in, you have transformed me. I had come to view myself through a lens of limitations. I felt defeated and a product of these problems. But, as I followed your lessons…My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat.”

This was a fellow veteran, an executive, someone silently struggling who shared his own journey of transformation. I felt my eyes well up. I am so grateful for the opportunity to offer an experience that literally changes lives.

What makes The Grit Institute Journeys unique is the deep integration of personal purpose with leadership development, grounded in proven methodologies, real-world experience, and an unwavering commitment to transformation. Here are the standout elements:

1. Purpose-Driven Leadership

Unlike other leadership programs that focus solely on skills or mindset, The Grit Institute helps individuals and organizations connect deeply with their core purpose—not just their "why," but something deeper that fuels long-term resilience, motivation, and impact.

2. Built on Battle-Tested Experience

These courses aren't just theoretical, but combine decades of research in positive psychology infused with real-world lessons in grit, leadership, and overcoming adversity.

3. A Science + Storytelling Approach

The Grit Institute combines:

Cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, and leadership development
Powerful personal storytelling that makes the lessons relatable and memorable
Actionable frameworks that move beyond motivation to real, measurable results

4. Focus on Whole-Person Leadership

Many programs treat leadership as a set of skills, but The Grit Institute Journeys go deeper—helping leaders align their values, habits, and purpose to create sustainable success. It’s about building leaders who are not just effective, but fulfilled and impactful.

5. Proven Transformation & Lasting Impact

Participants walk away with tangible shifts in mindset and performance. As one leader put it:

"One week in, you have transformed me... My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat."

6. Grit for ALL Leaders—Not Just the C-Suite

These journeys aren’t just for executives. They’re for mid-level managers, emerging leaders, and high-potential professionals looking to build the resilience and leadership skills that will set them apart.

Leading with Purpose

Leading with Purpose equips learners and leaders with 5 specific ways to identify your purpose and learn to lead a more purpose-filled life, both professionally and personally, increasing engagement, performance, and retention. Are you ready to find yours?

Going for Grit

Going for Grit helps you as a leader or aspiring leader or people, of change, of excellence, learn how to develop grit and resilience grounded in a sense of your unique values and purpose. You can contribute all you are meant to in this world, and achieve your dreams.

Enterprise Level Leader Facilitation

This guide is for trainers and leaders that will help employee retention, employee development, employee engagement and employee performance

Enterprise Level Leader Facilitation Overview

Following the unique format of The Grit Triad, Polson leads students through the three phases of development: Commit, Learn and Launch.

COMMIT
Students will invest in understanding themselves and their personal foundation for leadership and grit.

LEARN
Students consider their own teams, as well as developing the skills of active listening, and building habits that increase grit and resilience.

LAUNCH
Students look at how to remain grounded in the past, engaged in the present, and working toward the future with audacity, authenticity and adaptability.

OUR COURSES AT THE GRIT INSTITUTE

What is it costing you?

How much does employee turnover cost your company? Can you estimate the cost of a lack of engagement? How much does it cost you personally, in terms of your own well being and satisfaction?

In our current environment, with people leaving their companies at rates never seen before, especially women, leaders are in a crisis.

How does a leader address this unprecedented challenge?

OUR COURSES AT THE GRIT INSTITUTE

What is it costing you?

How much does employee turnover cost your company? Can you estimate the cost of a lack of engagement? How much does it cost you personally, in terms of your own well being and satisfaction?

In our current environment, with people leaving their companies at rates never seen before, especially women, leaders are in a crisis.

How does a leader address this unprecedented challenge?

“I want to tell you, one week in, you have transformed me. I had come to view myself through a lens of limitations. I felt defeated and a product of these problems. But, as I followed your lessons…My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat.”

This was a fellow veteran, an executive, someone silently struggling who shared his own journey of transformation. I felt my eyes well up. I am so grateful for the opportunity to offer an experience that literally changes lives.

“I want to tell you, one week in, you have transformed me. I had come to view myself through a lens of limitations. I felt defeated and a product of these problems. But, as I followed your lessons…My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat.”

This was a fellow veteran, an executive, someone silently struggling who shared his own journey of transformation. I felt my eyes well up. I am so grateful for the opportunity to offer an experience that literally changes lives.

What makes The Grit Institute Journeys unique is the deep integration of personal purpose with leadership development, grounded in proven methodologies, real-world experience, and an unwavering commitment to transformation. Here are the standout elements:

1. Purpose-Driven Leadership

Unlike other leadership programs that focus solely on skills or mindset, The Grit Institute helps individuals and organizations connect deeply with their core purpose—not just their "why," but something deeper that fuels long-term resilience, motivation, and impact.

2. Built on Battle-Tested Experience

These courses aren't just theoretical, but combine decades of research in positive psychology infused with real-world lessons in grit, leadership, and overcoming adversity.

3. A Science + Storytelling Approach

The Grit Institute combines:

Cutting-edge research in neuroscience, psychology, and leadership development

Powerful personal storytelling that makes the lessons relatable and memorable

Actionable frameworks that move beyond motivation to real, measurable results

4. Focus on Whole-Person Leadership

Many programs treat leadership as a set of skills, but The Grit Institute Journeys go deeper—helping leaders align their values, habits, and purpose to create sustainable success. It’s about building leaders who are not just effective, but fulfilled and impactful.

5. Proven Transformation & Lasting Impact

Participants walk away with tangible shifts in mindset and performance. As one leader put it:

"One week in, you have transformed me... My journey line became one of power and strength versus weakness and defeat."

6. Grit for ALL Leaders—Not Just the C-Suite

These journeys aren’t just for executives. They’re for mid-level managers, emerging leaders, and high-potential professionals looking to build the resilience and leadership skills that will set them apart.

Leading with Purpose

Leading with Purpose equips learners and leaders with 5 specific ways to identify your purpose and learn to lead a more purpose-filled life, both professionally and personally, increasing engagement, performance, and retention. Are you ready to find yours?

Going for Grit

Going for Grit helps you as a leader or aspiring leader or people, of change, of excellence, learn how to develop grit and resilience grounded in a sense of your unique values and purpose. You can contribute all you are meant to in this world, and achieve your dreams.

Enterprise Level Leader Facilitation

This guide is for trainers and leaders that will help employee retention, employee development, employee engagement and employee performance