I've done this transition myself (from being a manager in a 300+ staff IT business (back) to a Senior SysAdmin) & when I left that Company, I deliberately got c

I've done this transition myself (from being a manager in a 300+ staff IT business (back) to a Senior SysAdmin) & when I left that Company, I deliberately got current training in the area of technical IT that I wanted to return to. I spent ~$15k on various courses (some Redhat, Oracle, VMWare & Microsoft courses) relevant to my desired new career as an IT technologist (in Systems) again, not a 'people pusher'. I then updated my resume downplaying my Managerial time & emphasising my new & current technical skillsets. I then re-did my LinkedIn profile & network and contacted some people I'd worked with or had worked with/for me and even did some training work. All successful to get my back into a senior technology role & I've never looked back. What's more, I get paid more now than I did as a C/B-level manager & I enjoy the work far more too. I say, "Plan it out & go for it!". The world doesn't need more managers, but it sure needs more high-tech & highly skilled workers.