Boss->Manager->Leader->Coach (A path of "Privilege" or Enlightenment)

I am one of the luckiest one (or maybe not so lucky) who started his 
career as Commissioned Officer at Indian Army at the age of 20 years 
and 2 months. And as we know there has been perennial shortage of 
officers in Defense Forces so like everyone, I was also given a 
higher responsibility to be Company Commander for 125 Men from the 
day I joined.?

Then I decided to pursue career in corporate post completing my MBA, 
joined TCS as Lead of Recruitment Team with a team of around 10 
recruiters. Following which also it has always been Team Handling 
responsibilities throughout my career in various roles of HR.?

Reflecting back I come to realize that I never had an opportunity 
to play an individual contributor role in my career spanning 21 Years 
so far and probably have missed an important part of professional 
journey.
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Compare hardcore manufacturing companies of 70’s and the current 
setup of IT Services multinational companies that have come to 
provide employment opportunities to far larger youth in last 
40 years. One very big difference that certainly can not go 
unnoticed is the age group of “First Time Managers” in both 
setups. It is no comparison of grey hairs as one with too many 
and other almost nil.?

The impact of this difference has been huge on the lives of 
millions atleast in India once you see it in the context where 
the workforce spends a large number of productive hours dealing 
with the supervisors and vice versa. The behavior and conduct 
of each other immensely contribute to wellbeing of other and 
hence very important to understand on how to play these roles.?

Unfortunately after having worked with some of the best organizations 
in IT Industry, I can say confidently that this most important 
training to shape up managers and teach them basic skills is 
largely either missing completely or certainly not been given 
importance that it deserves (I will be keen to get feedback if 
its otherwise in your organization or in experience).?

As I see it, it’s a very similar life journey as of caterpillar -> 
butterfly, and likewise from Boss -> Coach. The unfortunate
part is that while Butterfly gets assistance from most powerful 
of all “The Nature” but Supervisor gets almost no help and hence 
sour relations, bad experiences, unhappy times and worst of all 
toxic environment of the organizations.?

In my experiences, I can count very few whom I have closely worked 
with are been able to transform themselves with time from Manager 
to Leader and finally to coach with very deep relationship with 
the people they have been working with.?

I urge you to give a big shout out to such Leaders and Coaches 
whom you have seen personally to have undergone transformation 
by themselves and have been a big blessing in the lives of many 
who look up to them!!.