Every profession has its characters.

The law has always made room for the flamboyant barrister; politics thrives on eccentrics; academia has traditionally regarded a certain degree of contrarianism as evidence that someone might actually be thinking.

In business, personality can even be an asset on the balance sheet.

We celebrate founders precisely because they saw things differently, ignored sensible advice and occasionally behaved in ways that would cause palpitations in a hospital human resources department.