Leaders are virtually always in the top 10 percent of the population. OK, no argument there, except maybe as to percentages.
BUT, there are inherent risks in being a leader - leaders take more personal risks, and also are targets for those who are envious. And sometimes they suffer the consequences. (John Kennedy comes to mind immediately.)
But evolution still favored/favors the risk-takers, because they were/are intelligent enough to outwit the consequences (i.e. don't just jump in and do things). After my last job evaluation, I was told that I don't just DO THINGS. Yes, I behave this way. I still think it's a compliment, and hardly a drawback. I need to think first. (Of course then I do it BETTER!)
Plus, there is always the lurking Machiavellian aspect of being smart enough to get others to take the risks (assuming they aren't intelligent enough to recognize the risks).
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