One thing I have noticed becoming common to many of the senior executives (at least with whom I have interacted with) is that they are not very hands on in their work. As they have move up the corporate ladder, they have increasingly turned towards delegation of tasks, people management and other leadership profiles. But, they are now not that much hands on as they used to be during early stage of the career.
This is bound to happen to an extent. As you grow in the organization, the leadership roles are more of delegation and people management and they do not require much of a presentation or an excel model preparation, for example.
However, some executives are very hands on in their approach. For instance, my previous manager used to be very detail oriented and hands on in his approach. For us, he would always lead by example. He used to design his decks, do his analysis and come prepared for any queries. At the same time, he was a master of delegation. His hands on practical approach allowed him to be contemporary with work requirements and effort estimations and he knew exactly what work should be allocated to whom. This also leads to the fact that you can’t fool him around and create shortcuts while doing your work.
Additionally, I think this helps your juniors learn from you. You start becoming their benchmark to strive for and an indirect motivator. In turn, you remain contemporary with current skills, work loads, on ground reality of the project and concerns of the team members.
I believe, this is one thing which one should try intentionally now and then, even if her job doesn’t require her to do so.