Author Archives: Rusty Rueff

About Rusty Rueff

Rusty Rueff, author of purposed worKING. Rusty Rueff is the former Chairman Emeritus of The GRAMMY Foundation in Los Angeles. He most recently completed the successful 16 month leadership role as Coordinating National Co-Chair for Technology for Obama (T4O) for the reelection of President Obama and ten-years of Board service and President of the Board of Trustees of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Corporately, most recently Rueff was the Chief Executive Officer at SNOCAP, Inc. until the acquisition of the company by imeem, Inc. in April 2008. Before joining SNOCAP in 2005, he was Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Electronic Arts (EA) from 1998 until 2005. He was also with the PepsiCo companies for more than ten years, with the Pratt & Whitney division of United Technologies for two years, and in commercial radio as an on-air personality for six years. Rusty holds an M.S. in counseling and a B.A. in radio and television from Purdue University. In 2003 he was named a distinguished Purdue alumnus, and he and his wife, Patti, are the named benefactors of Purdue’s Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts. He is a corporate director of Glassdoor.com and runcoach. He is the co-founder and Executive Committee Member of T4A.org, serves on the Founding Circle of The Centrist Project and a founding Board Member of The GRAMMY Music Education Coalition. He is also the co-author of the book Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business. Rusty and his wife, Patti, reside in Hillsborough, CA and Charlestown, R.I.

day 471: Help Wanted

It’s a monthly data point that the nation’s economy now hinges upon. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases their monthly employment figures the news cycle goes into motion, Wall Street reacts and our government comes forward with spins on both side of the figures. What we do know is that there are many millions of people who are without work and who are not seeing prospects of returning any time soon. If we are one of the fortunate ones to have a stable and relatively secure job, then we should count that blessing right now and offer thanks for the job we have. As bad as it may seem or as unfulfilled or dead-end-like, I can tell you that there are many deep who would give up much to have your job right now. So, this brings me to an area where we are still vastly underemployed and needy of new workers at all time. It is the area that Purposed worKING is all about, the area of being a worker who brings glory to God in all that we do as our purpose. If at any time in our working lives when those around us in in the office, at home, or on the unemployment line, need to see bright, shining, positive, and hopeful role models of the values, behaviors, actions and caring that was Jesus, it is now! Jesus said it when he walked the earth and it stands true today; “The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest, ask him to send out more workers for his fields.” We are few and we must bring on more. Today, the “Help Wanted” sign is out there for you to work even more for the glory of God in what you do. Let this be a day of full and flowing over employment for you!

Reference: Matthew 9:37-38 (New Living Testament)