The line between formal and informal continues to blur in companies. Flexible hours and ad hoc workplaces are being encouraged through the seemingly boundless reach provided by digital technologies. The adoption is being encouraged through consumer enthusiasm for these technologies, creating a potent blend that surges with productivity.

But this comes at a price. Rapidly dissolving lines between business and personal worlds are creating a new range of challenges that many companies are still unaware of or stubbornly ignorant about.