leading by example

leading by example, an essence of modern Project Management and Leaderships. when we read about PM and Leadership, it is often suggested that a good manager who leads will have to lead by example. meaning, stick to what you say. show you believe in them and that they actually count. 

i was reviewing the events in my career in during past four years and i remember my Project Technical Manager. we often talked about his narcissistic attitudes. he kept on talking about his experiences and how good he was blah blah blah. it was pretty dull. suddenly today it struck me that maybe he was trying to do the "Leading by Example"!

too often we will see that in our career whether it is our PM or we and a Project Manager that instead of leading by Example, we talk about the examples ignoring the fact that we gotta walk the talk.

now i have a reason to understand his narcissistic attitude!