September 7, 2004

Gary Muszynski
One World Music
671 Fairview Street
Oakland, CA 94609

Dear Gary:

One World Music surpassed our expectations, especially given the incredibly short lead time, the size and nature of our audience — 300 HR professionals — and the high degree of customization achieved. By conducting a comprehensive needs assessment, the OWM team was able to plan carefully, and arrived early to get acquainted with our culture — efforts that really paid off.  Accurate and credible linkages to our organizational outcomes helped win over any naysayers who might have considered experiential approaches a waste of time and resources.  Everyone I have spoken with felt that the experience was well worth it and has helped us model the shifts and behaviors necessary to create “One HR.”

One World Music is perfectly suited to helping companies navigate persistent and intractable culture integration issues after a reorganization, merger, or acquisition.  They create a visceral sense of unity and coherence that words alone cannot achieve. And because they make profound and relevant linkages between the ensemble-building experience and an organization’s envisioned future, they’re able to engage even cynical hardliners who usually resist change.

Simon Drysdale
Vice President of Human Resources
Western Hemisphere
BP