2Qs: Our mobile app is a disabling technology - think Aegis DriveAssist - addressing work/life balance - There's new-stories about the negative effects resulting from the blurring of the line between private & professional lives. - HR topics are a fuzzy concept that people understand, but hard to communicate still and harder to put a call to action. How can we: 1) Communicate the advantages of respecting employees private life 2) How/who to pitch a disabling technology (CTO or CHO)

I’m not entirely sure if the disabling is for my personal phone at work, or my business phone at home.

I actually really like the concept around being able to disable my electronic devices when I’m home in the evening. So many entrepreneurs struggle with work/life balance, and find it incredibly difficult to “turn off” work when they get home.

They way I would pitch it might be around “get your life back”, or “improve your marriage” kind of thing.

If you’re talking about restricting personal devices in the workplace, I would be against that. I run a fairly open work environment with my employees – and I find it strange when companies want to limit access to certain sites, Facebooking, Tweeting, etc. I prefer to treat everyone like adults :)

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