Leaders should be in the thick of it. People in leadership positions should have less flexibility because they shoulder by definition more responsibility. They

Leaders should be in the thick of it. People in leadership positions should have less flexibility because they shoulder by definition more responsibility. They need to be the first in the office and the last one out. If you have an organisation where privileges increase and responsiveness decline as you move up the ladder you have invented cronyism. Someone in a top position needs to always be reachable, physically. It's the random coders who should be able to work remotely, not executives. Say what you want about Musk's behaviour outside of work but he exemplifies this. Guy basically lived on the factory floor for months at a time.