We teach in many ways.   Those who lead carry a particular burden that comes from leadership: teaching by example.  The choices they make, and the reasons they make them will often speak so much more loudly than words could ever speak.

Just about any parent worth their salt knows this from being part of that process of teaching one's children.  Corporations know this, and will often remove executives when their actions become a negative to the business.  Truth is, many organizations will remove an executive where something bad  happens "on his/her watch," even if the executive wasn't the perpetrator.   That too has become a powerful way to try to teach the rest of the organization what is and is not acceptable behavior in the organization.)

Is there a link here?   I suppose it may depend on how one reads the Gospels.  If you believe what the Gospels report that Jesus actually said, it sure sounds like his words were meant for all of us, not just the less privileged.