FEAR & GREED | Business News Q+A: Has remote work made us lonely?
Feb 20, 2026
Adam Lang, a media and leadership commentator, reflects on workplace culture and how leaders set the tone. The conversation tackles whether remote work fuels loneliness. Short chats about talking to strangers, phone vs text habits, and if people are bolder online but quieter in person.
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Chats At Live Golf And Morning Walks
- Sean says he chatted with strangers at Live Golf and during morning walks in his local community.
- He uses casual greetings as social rituals with neighbours and walkers he knows.
Leader's Morning Walk Chats
- Adam describes routinely talking to colleagues on morning walks when he led a team in radio.
- He frames that interaction as important both personally and for leadership role-modelling.
Isolation Versus Productive Focus
- Sean and Adam both say working from home made them more isolated but also more productive and focused.
- Isolation can be a neutral or positive trade-off when it increases concentrated work time.