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Monty Halls is a former Royal Marines Officer and internationally recognised speaker on leadership, change and high performance under pressure.
Early in his military career, Monty worked with Nelson Mandela during South Africa’s transition through the early 1990s peace process, gaining first hand experience of leadership during periods of profound uncertainty and change. After leaving the forces, he went on to lead expeditions in some of the most unpredictable environments on Earth, experiences that would shape his thinking around decision making, team culture and resilience.
Monty’s career then expanded into broadcasting, where he became one of the UK’s most respected documentary makers. He has presented and produced numerous award winning programmes for the BBC, National Geographic, Discovery and Channel 5. He is best known for the hugely popular BBC series Great Escapes, which followed Monty and his dog Reuben living on the remote west coasts of Scotland and Ireland. He has also fronted landmark natural history series including Great Barrier Reef and Fisherman’s Apprentice.
Alongside broadcasting, Monty is a prolific writer, having authored thirteen books and contributing regularly to newspapers and magazines. His writing and speaking are underpinned by a deep interest in how elite teams function in complex, fast changing environments. His most recent work explores the origins of the Commandos in the Second World War, examining how initiative, adaptability and strong culture helped shape an organisation capable of operating effectively in chaos.
In recent years, Monty has also worked extensively in sustainability and conservation. He has collaborated with international partners to develop an accessible marine sampling system that allows non scientists to gather meaningful environmental data, a system now being used across the UK. He is President of the Galapagos Conservation Trust, the Durrell Wildlife Foundation, a patron of Help for Heroes, and supports numerous conservation organisations.
As a speaker, Monty is in demand nationally and internationally. He speaks to corporate, education and public sector audiences on leadership under duress, team culture, change and operating effectively in stressful environments. His talks are grounded in real world experience and centred on the power of strong culture as a stabilising force in times of uncertainty. Audiences value his ability to translate extraordinary experiences into practical, relevant insight that resonates long after the event.
Based on personal experience as a Royal Marines Officer, this talk offers a deeperunderstanding of the ethos of world class performance, drawn from Monty’s two best selling books on the commandos. Such cultural cues, markers that define a world class culture, are extended by examples from the world of wildlife film-making, expedition leading, and working with elite sports teams.
“Brilliant! We were talking about it all night after you left.” Magnolia
“Fantastic, best leadership event I have ever attended.” Travis Perkins
Sometimes all that is required are a series of stories that make an audience laugh, make them reflect, or simply make a room full of people feel good at the end of a long day. This is the essence of an after dinner speech – anecdotes and adventures, but sprinkled with takehome nuggets. Monty offers stories of calamities, chaos, triumphs, tall tales from the road, and a rock solid guarantee of a noisy bar afterwards.
“The highest scoring after-dinner speaker in our company’s 17 year history” – Chiesi Ltd
Monty’s latest book explores the art of reinvention, the capacity to go again when momentum is lost, and a once-established ethos is no longer applicable. This talk explores the subtle art of regrouping, of re-energising, and forging on with renewed focus. It explores what is required to create a flexible, reactive culture that can align to new landscapes and fresh challenges.
“A masterclass.” – The GMC
The art of energising a room is somewhat underestimated. For any celebration, gathering, or awards ceremony, it is key that the host keeps the event on track, celebrates with the winners, commiserates with the losers, and ensures the room is thoroughly engaged throughout. Monty effortlessly combines all of the above (and also has quite a loud voice, which can be handy at times…..).
“The consummate host” – SW Marketing Awards
“The best speech day ever. And that, quite simply, was down to you.” – Dauntsy’s School
Massive thanks as well to guest speaker Monty Halls for two unbelievable talks and a reminder to consider our roles as mentors, anchor our values, choose our attitude and “crack on.”
Without doubt, his talk to our conference delegates was one of the most inspirational and entertaining that we’ve had for years. Monty is an outstanding speaker and even audiences who are jaded by conference overload are electrified by his passion and zest for life. He left our delegates buzzing.
