SHANNON POLSON
AUTHOR, SPEAKER, VETERAN
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SHANNON POLSON
AUTHOR, SPEAKER, VETERAN
About Shannon Polson:
Leadership expert.
Trailblazer.
Attack Aviation Pilot.
Corporate leader.
MBA.
MFA.
Author.
As one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter in the U.S. Army, Polson's career spans almost a decade as an Army officer and attack aviation leader around the world, as well as five years leading and managing in the corporate sector at Guidant and Microsoft. Polson is committed to changing the conversation about women and leadership, and speaks and writes to inspire companies and organizations across the country and around the world sharing lessons in leadership, grit and storytelling.
She and her husband Peter have two energetic sons.
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A few of the organizations Shannon has inspired across the country
SPEAKING
A few of the organizations Shannon has inspired across the country
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Leading from any seat: stories from the cockpit
Polson's signature presentation, Leading from Any Seat, inspires leaders at all levels with stories from her eight years in uniform as one of the first women to fly the Apache helicopter and leadership lessons in connection, communication and ownership. Guaranteed to keep your organization on the edges of their seats and inspire them to excellence.
Lessons from the grit project
For two years, Polson has been interviewing outstanding women across three generations of military experience and leadership. In this presentation she brings the key lessons from those interviews (still ongoing) for your organization to learn from and be inspired to reach their own dreams and potential.
leading with story: the leader's guide to storytelling
Storytelling is a critical leadership skill, and not one most of us have learned. Polson brings outstanding examples and frameworks to your organization to teach leaders how to effectively use story to inspire and motivate employees and clients.
"The information Shannon introduced was easy to follow and easy to implement. I have already used it successfully. " -Chief Tom Holman, International Association of Fire Chiefs
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