The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks Of The Week

With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five posts that we consider to be the best of the best for the week of December 29th 2008 to January 4th, 2009. 

Raj Setty, Tom Peters Blog: Status Check for 2009: Is Your Job Safe? - In these times of economic and financial uncertainty it is easy to wonder if your job is safe and secure.  Raj offers nine hard hitting questions you can ask yourself to determine how safe your job really is. 

Seth Godin's Blog: Expertise and Passion - Can one have performance excellence without passion for their job?  Seth weighs in on this interesting topic.

Sarah Chambers, Know HR: Top 10 Events of 2008 That Will Shape HR in 2009 - Sarah reflects back on the top 10 newsworthy events of 2008 and examines how they will impact the world of HR in 2009.

Laurie Ruettimann, Punk Rock HR: Punk Rock HR Guru Needs HRCI Advice - Rebellious HR pro Laurie debates whether or not to renew her designation as an SPHR and gets advice from her readers. 

Michael Wade, Execupundit: Assorted Questions for HR Professionals - Michael Wade hits HR between the eyes with an assorted list of tough questions to consider about their profession going into 2009.