DD's gifted program talks about the kids being "leaders" a lot. I find it a bit offensive and silly, personally. You can be of average intelligence and be a fantastic leader. You can also be brilliant and reclusive and have no interest in leading (and yet still accomplish quite a bit, perhaps as a mathematician or author).
I believe there are kids who are gifted in leadership, but that there is no reason to assume this overlaps with intellectual giftedness--and that attempting to force an overlap where there may or may not be one is a risky game to play.
