A Marine combat veteran on staying in control when everything around you blows up, and why adding value is the way through.
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A moment from Michael's TEDxRaleigh talk on adding value in explosive situations.
Leadership isn't motivation. It's an operating system.
A long-form conversation with Clay Clark.
Marine Corps combat camera interview, Kajaki, Afghanistan, May 2011.
Michael on the Special Application Scoped Rifle, Kajaki, Afghanistan, 2011.
How the 5 Paragraph Operating System turns chaos into execution.
Outpost Shrine, Kajaki, with the Police Advisory Team.
Public-domain Marine Corps combat camera footage from Outpost Shrine, May 23, 2011.
Nothing is impossible with a plan everyone understands.
A military-proven plan that fits on one page.
From Profiles in Courage, read by Michael J. Penney.
Lead by example, and action will follow.
Talks, podcasts, essays, and features.
Cigars and Sea Stories, The 5P Show, the Truth explanations and The Michael J. Penney Show. Pick a show or search every episode. About the archive →
Monday and Thursday nights at 9 Eastern: current events, watch parties, great speeches and long conversations, streamed live on Pilled and Rumble at the same time.
Explanations of the news and the history behind it.
How-tos and interviews on the 5 Paragraph method: running a business the way the military plans a mission.
The veterans show I co-founded and hosted: nearly 300 episodes of cigars, sea stories and the guests who told them.
The TEDxRaleigh talk and times I was a guest on other people's shows.
268: Fatal FunnelCigars and Sea Stories · Feb 2018 · Youtube
267: Paul Szoldra, founder and editor-in-chief of Duffel BlogCigars and Sea Stories · Feb 2018 · Youtube
266: Jason Evett, Airborne OutfittersCigars and Sea Stories · Feb 2018 · Youtube
265: Correct Hold vs. Kentucky WindageCigars and Sea Stories · Feb 2018 · Youtube
264: Christopher Pollack, Marine and Co-Owner Myrmidon ExpeditionsCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
263: Andrew Adrian, Marine and founder of LENDIT Inc.Cigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
262: Throwing Out Your Back SucksCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
261: Lensatic CompassCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
260: AMVETS National Commander Marion Polk Coast Guard VeteranCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube
259: How To Get Taken Advantage of Outside Of A Military BaseCigars and Sea Stories · Jan 2018 · Youtube