This document discusses factors that contribute to the development of leadership skills and social capital in gifted young people and adults. It outlines several theories related to talent development, including Operation Houndstooth theory, Executive Function theory, and Co-cognitive Factor Intervention theory. The document emphasizes that gifted individuals have the potential to become leaders and influencers, and educational institutions have a responsibility to support their ethical, moral, social and emotional development in addition to cognitive development, in order to promote more socially constructive expressions of giftedness.