What also suffers are the personal schedules of diligent lawyers, who are at the mercy of defense and court actions that can sometimes result in lengthy periods of multiple and rescheduled trials.
These employees may have work skills in common, but when it comes to social styles, religions and personal schedules, all bets are off — and many employees are increasingly comfortable making their priorities known.
"If you're a business traveler and you get stranded in say, Hong Kong, and you can't leave because of flight disruptions, it probably means you get to stay an extra week in Hong Kong on the company dime," while trying to manage work and personal schedules thrown into turmoil, he said.
Then, ultimately, products could also be made more aware of the users' personal schedules.
And frankly, the more established our business became, the harder it became to do things on our personal schedules.
Gates' plug last year for more intelligent everyday devices, like alarm clocks that know personal schedules and magnets showing traffic jams, has yet to bear fruit.
