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One hour might seem to be a relatively short time compared to the number of hours in a day. However, this first one hour of your day might turn out to be the most important hour - the hour whereby you are able to see things in a clearer picture and identify key tasks to be done, or spent complaining about the lack of sleep and endless pile of work. Essentially, how you spend the first hour of your day can determine how your productivity levels for the rest of the day.

Here are some ways to spend the first hour of your day which will truly make a difference to how you spend your day subsequently.

HR today is at a crossroad. Once designed to be an administrative people management and payroll department, HR today has to be agile, business-integrated and strategic.

Given the advancements in technology and the modernising shift in workplace mindsets today, HR no longer takes the backseat in terms of critical work functions. In order to keep up with the rapidly changing pace of business, HR has to step up its game and reinvent its skills and capabilities in ensure alignment with the organisation's goals.

Here are some ways in which HR can reinvent itself to avoid status quo within the organisation.

The HR department plays an important role within the organisation. Employee welfare, benefits, onboarding, social activities - all typically fall under the purview of the HR department. Of course, all these are executed by the HR professionals and executives themselves but without the strategic direction from top management, these HR initiatives and processes might not even take off.

Given that the workplace and employee needs are constantly changing, here are six things that you HR head should be doing right now to meet these evolving needs.

This week, we attended the Accounting & Finance Show Hong Kong that brought 1,500 attendees from SMEs and accountancy practices in Hong Kong. We are happy to meet up with the people who came by our booth to share on our online payroll software solution. With the high digital consumer rates in Hong Kong, many businesses are aware of the technological advancements such as digitalisation or software applications that can help employees manage administrative repetitive tasks.