I read an interesting and short article in the Ottawa Business Journal about how if you want to be the boss, you can't telecommute. There's a perception that if you telecommute, you're not corner office material.

In my opinion, if you're the manager of employees who work remotely, then it doesn't matter where you, the manager, are located. However, if your employees are all onsite, then it behooves you to be onsite.

In addition, if you do have your eye on the upper levels of management, yes, you need to be there to network and get visibility with the right people.

So I would generally agree with their premise. Ask yourself what it is that you want. Currently, I do not believe that being an upper level manager is compatible with wanting a well balanced lifestyle. What do you think?