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.
Cigars and Sea Stories with Marine Veteran Michael PenneyGuest Appearances · Oct 2016 · Youtube
What's your IED? How to add value in explosive situations | Michael Penney | TEDxRaleighGuest Appearances · Jun 2016 · Youtube
Michael Penney | U.S. Marine, Entrepreneur & Podcast HostGuest Appearances · Mar 2016 · Youtube
#TEDxRaleigh Blab with Jason Goldberg & Michael PenneyGuest Appearances · Feb 2016 · Youtube
It's an Honor to Be of Service, Sir!Guest Appearances · Nov 2015 · Youtube
Wanna go out and shoot?Cigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2015 · Youtube
Chocolate From Mom!Cigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2015 · Youtube
On This Episode of Cigars and Sea Stories...Cigars and Sea Stories · Sep 2015 · Youtube
Let Go, and Let God Do ItGuest Appearances · Aug 2015 · Youtube