It depends on the organization but I see it a lot in consultancies; as consultants build client-facing skills alongside their technical knowledge they often mov

It depends on the organization but I see it a lot in consultancies; as consultants build client-facing skills alongside their technical knowledge they often move into leadership roles. In the corporate world, I've seen both. However, the better managers that I've worked for have had recent engineering experience or at least can follow a technical discussion.