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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 2342: Promotion Ready

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“This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

The time will come when a promotion is offered.  Few people say, “No, I don’t want this promotion”.  They don’t say no, even when they know they are not really ready for the new job.  Far too many times I have seen people promoted and then left alone, only to wonder why months later they either are let go, or leave the company.  Could it be that when we promote too early, that it isn’t the employee’s fault, but instead management’s bad decision?

Imagine being the leader who had to take over from Moses to lead the Israelites?  That would be Joshua, and all along the way for him to be the one to carry the nation into the promised land, he wondered if he really had what it took?  God had to speak directly and clearly to him numerous times to convince them that he was up to the job. We might be facing our own moments of doubt about new responsibilities; a new job, a hairy project, or even a new boss. We can hold onto the same promise that God gave Joshua that He is with us always and if we trust in Him we can be strong and courageous with any opportunity or challenge given to us.

Reference: Joshua 1:9 (New Living Translation)