Scotty Mills has led a life that he could never have dreamt of. From the backstreets of South London, he went on to serve his country and lead Britain’s Commandos around the globe as a Commando ‘Green Beret’ Officer. In 2003, operating alongside the US Navy Seals, he led a team of Marines into Iraq as ‘first on the ground’ theatre entry troops and has been deployed on missions all around the world. As Commanding Officer, he led a team of recovery specialists who were responsible for rebuilding the lives of hundreds of battle-scarred physically and mentally broken injured service people across all 4 Armed Forces.
A World Record breaker, he was selected as an Olympic Flag Bearer at the London 2012 Olympic Games. As Head of Performance for all 6500 Commandos, he has worked closely alongside multiple elite teams who went on to win gold medals at Olympic, World & European Championships .
More recently, as an advisor to the FA, he inspired Gareth Southgate, Harry Kane and the England Football Team to develop their culture through innovative leadership and team cohesion training that saw them come together and perform when the pressure was on. Known as “Gareth’s Secret Weapon”, a term coined by the renowned TV Presenter Lorraine Kelly.
Scotty has built up a very strong reputation internationally for being able to inspire others to reach their full potential. In 2018 he was voted the most inspirational serviceman across the entire Armed Forces community receiving a National Award.
Leaders set the tone and environment for any organisation to succeed. Be the standard. Listen to Scotty as he shares his unique experiences, from how he transformed from being a Marine on the ground, to one of their key commanders leading Britain’s Green berets around the globe.
Top Tips
1. Inspire your people every single day.
2. Never ask your team to do anything you wouldn’t do yourself.
3. Leaders set the tone and environment for successful teams to flourish.
4. Listen to your people and act on their good ideas.
5. Grow your team by growing your people.
6. Become the standard that everyone aims for.
7. Overcome any adversity by taking ownership of the key moments. Raise your head above the parapet and be prepared to do things that most won’t do.
8. It’s ok to fail. Learn from it, and bounce back to show the resilience you need to be able to overcome.
9. If your life is free of failure then you have not pushed yourself hard enough.
Written by Major Scotty Mills
If you want to hear more from Major Scotty Mills he will be speaking at our next event The SHE Show North East, Tuesday 25th March 2025, Hilton Newcastle Gateshead.
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