coach the coach, train the trainers, and lead the leaders.

be the one who puts all the white ladders together

had a good conversation regarding coaching or leadership.

now, in my opinion, the problem with this concept is the 

assumption that everyone has the innate ability to do so.

in my experience, i find that to not be true.

now, don't get me wrong, i do believe that some are natural

born leaders, but most aren't, and everyone needs guidance

on how to lead and inspire, instead of just trial and error.

you need to be trained or learn to lead or coach others.

the reality of industries is such, that people are promoted

based on necessity or based on merits of their core position.

for example, you're entrusted to lead an engineering team

because you've been a very good engineer.

and the other instance is where, if you are a senior engineer,

you are expected to coach or mentor others, whether you'd

like to or otherwise, or whether you're capable to or not.

now, the downfall of these two instances is, leading or 

coaching is a TOTALLY different ballgame from executing.

managing people is a highly complex and specific skillset.

imagine being a staff for 10, 15, 20 years. what WILL 

work for your favour once you are promoted into a leader

or coach is, you've been around the industry long enough

to understand what works and what doesn't in the industry,

AND by that time you have been exposed to different bosses

and teammates and different styles of working.

so, in the absence of anything else, you would purely rely on 

YOUR experience and training. and what works specifically 

for YOU based on YOUR preferences and values.

but what if they're not positive or yields excellent results?

this is where i feel three things become vital;

two of them being proper training and a conducive environment.

proper training can consist of many different things like

training courses, trial on-the-job training, management books,

online courses, and my personal favourite; to gather and

learn from experienced people in those positions.

and a conducive environment consists of the opportunity

to make mistakes and improve, given time to implement

ideas, and being in an organization that actually has the

same set of values and orientation as the training. 

besides, what's the point in spending time and money and

effort to train and coach people, when the actual organization

doesn't even practice those values and goals in the 1st place?

and what's the third important element? YOU.

you need to WANT to do it. i think you should be honest and 

true to yourself, give it a shot, because sometimes you never

know where your true passion lies, but be transparent if you don't.

now, the thing i like about honesty about a role is, it'll make you

relish and push to be the best you can at it if you're passionate,

and you'll care about those in your circle and in turn, you'd just 

go the extra mile just to help them become the best that THEY can.

nothing like seeing others grow and succeed and be happy.

...not to mention you'll find fulfillment and happiness in your role.

and THAT, can be more valuable than all the riches in the world.