Can Your Genes Predict Career Success? Prof. Wendong Li on Creativity & Well-Being

Prof. Wendong Li shares valuable insights from his research on the "Genome-Wide Association Study of Occupational Creativity and Its Relations with Well-Being and Career Success," exploring the genetic and psychological factors influencing creativity in the workplace. Professor Wendong Li, an award-winning researcher and educator from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, specializes in proactivity across leadership, work design, and well-being. His work explores how individuals not only adapt to but actively shape their environments, examining personality, genetics, and workplace dynamics. His research has been featured in top journals like PNAS, Journal of Applied Psychology, and The Leadership Quarterly and has received prestigious awards from the Academy of Management and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Beyond academia, his insights have been covered by The Economist, USA Today, The Washington Post, and more. He serves as Associate Editor for Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology and holds editorial roles in leading management journals. Currently, he is editing a special issue in Journal of Organizational Behavior and collaborates with instats.org to advance research methodologies in organizational science. Dr. Wendong Li earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore and has been a visiting scholar at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com. Disclaimer: A. The background music used in this video is the property of its respective developer and is protected by Copyright. Although it is a free version, Business Talk, Global Management Consultancy and Deepak Bhatt do not hold the rights to this music. B. Prof. Wendong Li has generously shared profound insights from his research on "Genome-Wide Association Study of Occupational Creativity and Its Relations with Well-Being and Career Success," during his appearance on the Business Talk Podcast Channel. The uploaded video contains copyrighted material; therefore, any modifications to graphics, music, or the presence of the author or host are strictly prohibited.