Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time.
What about the poor salesman who is calling into the office from the corner saloon instead of the home sickbed he claims he is in?
People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
Are you not justified in feeling inferior, when you seek to cover it up with arrogance and insolence?
Presence is more than just being there.
There are a handful of companies who understand all successful business operations come down to three basic principles; People---Product---Profit. Without top people, you cannot do much with the other two.