Leadership, Identity & the Courage to Reclaim Yourself — with Jenny Milton
What happens when the leadership training designed to make you stronger actually disconnects you from who you are?
In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Jenny Milton, a former British Army officer, to explore the complex reality of leadership — from the failures of traditional leadership training to the personal cost of losing your identity in the pursuit of becoming an effective leader.
Jenny shares candid insights from her military experience and the journey of recognising where leadership development can go wrong. We talk about what happens when you learn to suppress parts of yourself, conform to expectations, and become the leader others want you to be rather than the leader you genuinely are.
But this conversation isn’t about staying stuck there.
It’s about reclaiming your identity, finding your authentic voice, and turning self-awareness into powerful leadership.
We explore:
- The tragedy of poor leadership training
- How leaders can lose their identity trying to fit a prescribed model
- The difference between authority and genuine leadership
- Why authenticity is a leadership strength, not a weakness
- What it takes to reclaim who you are
- How self-awareness can transform the way you lead others
- And why the most powerful leaders often emerge when they stop trying to be someone else
This is a conversation about leadership, identity, courage and becoming the person you were always capable of being.
If you’ve ever felt that leadership meant leaving part of yourself at the door, this conversation is for you.
Jenny Milton is an Ex British Army Officer who went on to spend 7 years in Senior Leadership, and as a Bar Raiser, with Amazon. She spent time working across the EU and USA during her time with Amazon. She is now an independent leadership consultant and coach at JM Leadership Coaching and Consulting.
You can follow her on Linked In for more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-milton