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 270: Worker’s Psalm; A Song For Those Who Labor

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While I am on vacation, I have asked friends, and encouragers of Purposed worKING to contribute. Today’s post comes from Steve Bloom who along with the work he does, lives in Florida where he watches his daughter jump horses and his son play football…and he dreams of many things.

Worker’s Psalm
A Song For Those Who Labor

Lord, we remember that you created all things – and we are confused
You tell us that your creation is good
But we see many things in our work lives that are not good
We see men acting cowardly
We see women out for their own good only
Our own actions disappoint us daily
And we mourn the disappointment you must feel as you watch us
Lord, this world tells us our business lives must be separate from worship
Our colleagues are scolded if they bring their beliefs to the office
Father, we are often afraid to witness at work

Remind us, Lord, that your creation is not divided
It is not labeled or manufactured or misleading
There is no distinction between the secular and the sacred on your earth
Lord, we believe you created all things
We know you will weave good into our labor
Even as our broken hearts fail these beliefs
Even as the world we’ve created murmurs otherwise
Tell us again, Father, how you still reign
Remind us why you desire to reign over people such as these
Embolden us to your will

Lord, show us how to worship while we work
Tell us stories of workers who pursue you as they hammer, draw and write
Make us into worthy people who worship as we create
Erase the lines we draw between our world and yours
We are weak to remember
But resilient in our beliefs
Needing only your steady reminders and prompts along the way
Lord, we are yours in worship and at work and in all places.

Amen