Artists are no different to any other profession; they need to be managed too, so they can go on getting better. Lucy Kellaway delves into the business-like approach that financier Guy Hands plans to take with musicians at EMI, and asks: should you be prepared to discipline a creative at the risk of losing them?
人們總相信世界上存在一種叫做藝術(shù)氣質(zhì)的東西，需要穿著憂郁的服裝，踮著腳尖走路。事實上，創(chuàng)造性人才和其它人一樣都是凡胎俗子。一些公司認為，藝術(shù)家需要放任型管理才能自由發(fā)揮靈感，可事實并非如此。溺愛會讓藝人們變成被寵壞的小孩。