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In the past, HR leaders within the workplace are often considered as conservative leaders - adhering to the traditional HR processes in terms of recruitment, payroll or other administrative tasks.

While that might have benefitted companies in the past, such an approach might no longer benefit, and may perhaps even be detrimental to companies today. Similar to the rate at which innovation is expected in product lines and services, HR leaders today have to be innovative in their recruitment and retention strategy given the highly competitive talent market in today’s modern workplace.

Here are some interesting HR practices that some companies have implemented as part of their HR policies. Are they considered as outrageous or good to have? We leave the final decision to you.

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.