An article in the Harvard Business Review gives an example of how important it is for leaders to “talk the walk” as well as “walking the talk”.
In The Churning’s inner leadership, Chapter 6 of inner leadership is about talking the walk: turning your understanding of what you want to achieve into an inspiring vision. Chapter 7 is about walking the talk: how reaching the vision is as much about enacting the culture you want to create as taking the actions to get you there.
You can read my brief analysis here.