Born Entrepreneurs, Born Leaders

Why That Job?
• One study shows that 52 percent of the difference between people in how important work is to them is explained by genetics.
• An average of 40 percent of the variance across people in interests is genetic.
• About 36 percent of the difference between people in vocational interests is accounted for by genetic factors.


Happy at Work?
• Genetics account for almost a third of the difference between people in job satisfaction.
• More than half of the difference in levels of social conservatism is genetic.


Instinctive Choices
• Genes account for close to half of the variance between people in the tendency to rely on intuition to make choices.
• As much as 55 percent of the difference between people in their willingness to take risks is genetic.
• 48 percent of the difference between people in how compliant they are is innate.
• 42 percent of the variance in the willingness to give up financial gains to punish unfair behavior is genetic.


DNA at the Office
• About half of the difference between people on tests of management capability is account for by genetic factors.
• 45 percent of the difference between people in the inclination for planning is explained by genes.
• Genes account for over a third of the variation between people in their need for social approval.


Born Leaders?
• Genetics accounts for about 49 percent of the difference between people in terms of leadership potential.
• Approximately 30 percent of the difference in the attainment of leadership roles is explained by genes.


Creative Genius?
• As much as 55 percent of the difference on standard tests of creativity is accounted for by genes.
• People who have high levels of psychoticism (which is partially genetic) tend to be very innovative.

Born Entrepreneurs?
• In women, genetic factors account for 48 percent of the difference in the tendency to be self-employed.
• Approximately 53 percent of the correlation between coming up with an idea for a new business and starting a company are influenced by the same genetic factors.


Good Workers, Bad Workers
• About 45 percent of the variation between adults in their annual incomes is the result of genetic factors.
• 60 percent of the difference between people in their occupational status is genetic.
• 37 percent of the difference between people in being reprimanded at work has a genetic basis.


Your Genes Matter! So What?
• Genetic testing may be more effective than the current forms of selecting employees, which don’t have much predictive power.
• Companies in countries that allow genetic testing for hiring decisions may gain a competitive advantage.
• Leadership training programs may be ineffective if leadership has a large genetic component.


Mustafa Kucukaytekin