Real-Life Decision Making
It's late in the day on a Friday afternoon when you get an email with some
photos and a link to a demo.
The photos are of a string quartet. But they don't look like any string
quartet you've seen lately. They're dressed in psychedelic clothes. They have
brightly colored hair and they're holding their instruments.
The photo's a bit amateurish, but you like their approach. You decide to
give the demo a listen.
These guys are great!
The email introducing the group states they're a new group with performing
experience as individuals. But they have almost no experience as a team. They
want to know if your company will consider taking them on.
You decide to arrange a meeting with the group the following week. The
meeting goes well. They present ideas about playing some unconventional venues,
which seems interesting to you.
You like their look and their fresh approach. But putting your company's
support and money behind this group is a completely different matter. Your
company, Bingham Arts Management, is young and you have to be careful who
you decide to represent.
"It's always a tough call to decide whether to take on an unknown act,"
says manager Martin Mitchell.
What do you do?