As many managers know, initiative is either built into an employee or they simply don’t have it.  This recent post off Business Insider discusses some research that proves this further.  We’ve all had those employees who have zero initiative and show no ability to want to have any.  The difference between those with and without are night and day. 

http://www.businessinsider.com/charts-about-performance-and-motivation-2013-3#you-cant-be-pressured-into-taking-initiative-performance-is-highest-when-people-take-it-themselves-1

Source: Business Insider