Corner Office Shift: Telecommuting Rises In Executive Ranks.

Focuses on the state of telecommuting among executives in America. Example of Lee Maxey, who took a job as chief learning officer based on his ability to stay at home in Duxbury (Mass.) despite working for Pathlore in Columbus (Ohio); Reasons for an increase in telecommuting among senior management, including the prevalence of faster, broadband Internet access; Increase in the percentage of Americans that telecommute full-time and at least one day per month, according to Dieringer Research Group, a market-research and consulting company in Milwaukee (Wisc.); Advantages of telecommuting executives; Types of management issues that can not be dealt with effectively from a remote location.