>That we sing songs or erect statues about remarkable exceptions to this rule, ought to carry a message. Sorry if I'm not inclined to treat the remarkable as the normal;

I spent more than 25 years in the corporate world and met dozens of managers.
Most were mediocre but two stand out in my memory as people who had a positive influence on me.
Not a very good percentage, but I'm still using ideas I gleaned from those two.