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.
224: Preventiative MaintenanceCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
223: Sandbags Love 'em Or Hate 'emCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
222: Business Management Skills of The VeteranCigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
221: Karolyn Smith, Army Veteran, Author of "Sophia The Bionic Cat"Cigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2017 · Youtube
220: Ammon Lang, Marine MPCigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube
219: Gunnery Sergeant Bryan McGown, Marine VeteranCigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube
218: Summer ActivitiesCigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube
216: Every Clime and Place That We Can Take WaterCigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube
215: Don't Be A Sheep!Cigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube
Crazy adventures from the roadCigars and Sea Stories · Aug 2017 · Youtube