<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shantel Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shantel Kent]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:16:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shantelkent.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From the Field #26: When You Have to Make Your Own Team ⭐️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I learned that starfish can regenerate their arms.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-26-when-you-have-to-make-your-own-team-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90f9387e-db10-4de6-b646-32561dbc40ab</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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environment.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-24--pressure-doesnt-have-to-become-stress</link><guid isPermaLink="false">da494a54-c705-4af1-b375-049228b5d790</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:57:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_7b12b42595194bcbbabc4bb0b752c89e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #23 — You Won’t Always Have Enough Information]]></title><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-23--you-wont-always-have-enough-information</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8d1114f0-3fee-4bcf-87d0-adb3a84e1cfe</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:56:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_1bb44f4dab7742f1b3cc077d986d4ebb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #22 — Don’t Forget to Celebrate the Climb]]></title><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-22--dont-forget-to-celebrate-the-climb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0c75d9a5-7195-41ac-a92a-52f8fac02912</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_34d5384ccf74401bb19b7407770ee068~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_999,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #21 — Sharpen the Tip of the Spear]]></title><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-21--sharpen-the-tip-of-the-spear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">390e3907-bee7-4918-8d4d-d7b0047558f5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:53:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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day.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-17-larrys-district-dayz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a9bbc27d-c6bf-42b7-9dee-a7b058e6443b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:47:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_efca38e5eabe43b3b9317b22cf8b825f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #16]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Second Conversation]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-16</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c45daab0-f670-4975-b990-0cd8535e2119</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:45:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_1e18368c21d440d8ba17674be78254a3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From the Field #15: What Gets Celebrated Gets Repeated]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest leadership mistakes I see is spending all our time focused on what went wrong and not enough time recognizing what went right.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-15-what-gets-celebrated-gets-repeated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a9ba225b-ede9-4b50-b686-0fa4500a3180</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:44:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_8eb7d4c7d96942c5b61049999747aaf8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_533,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #14]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Plan Will Fail. The Mission Can’t.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-14</link><guid isPermaLink="false">36709984-eb61-4921-9956-5738da7e999b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_c70eda4a1c9e4989a03ec07364970bc9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_905,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #13]]></title><description><![CDATA[During our recent quarterly meeting, I was reminded that leadership is about more than strategy, metrics, and execution. It’s about creating an environment where people want to engage.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4129d356-3bad-45af-9baf-bbd9c647660d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:41:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_58b1cb7c690544cca679105f67be6f7c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #12: The Leaders We Remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I’ve grown in my leadership journey, I’ve realized something important:]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-12-the-leaders-we-remember</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6763547f-c064-49f8-8be1-8c2b2e85f9f5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:40:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_cf029b08e6df4840a20c835f2d63b22d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #11 — Memorial Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorial Day is not just a long weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-11--memorial-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">06f57001-29da-448c-bfcd-6560ed2d845b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_2bef8f6916e74b25ad51081299032389~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_671,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM THE FIELD #10 ]]></title><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fb141c68-707c-4b36-878a-c945e6505bba</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:36:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_0b92b35710754aa493fd1e5e1e147e2a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture Is Built in Small Moments]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">702c7463-0ec8-4fbc-a5db-63664dffae7d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:32:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_6040f48876454b23903a0a4348df8552~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pressure Reveals Leadership]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7c4b3cb7-309a-41cf-b995-4ea168d8ec29</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_737d16b4e4494cd5aa9b9e4d6beee451~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from the Field #6: “You Don’t Build a Business. You Build Leaders.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early on, I thought my job was to run great stores.]]></description><link>https://www.shantelkent.com/post/lessons-from-the-field-6-you-dont-build-a-business--you-build-leaders-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f66d0955-8cfa-4d32-b43d-128344d0d782</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:44:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7f80e_ed6876af87fe41faa83834379e6aab02~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>shantel kent</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>