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Search every verified Sean Tierney interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2021 podcast interview, Sean Tierney discussed his work as founder of Charity Makeover and his consulting company Grid Seven, which provides sales consulting for startups. Tierney stated that remote work is "perfectly here to stay" and argued that companies not offering remote options risk losing their best talent. He described the pandemic as "the ultimate A/B test" for different national approaches to policy and healthcare. Tierney expressed the view that the EU's approach to privacy, particularly GDPR, has raised global privacy standards. He also stated that the EU healthcare system provides a significant advantage over the US, citing a statistic that approximately 670,000 Americans went bankrupt due to healthcare problems in the previous year, while countries like Japan, Sweden, and Portugal had zero healthcare-related bankruptcies. He suggested that having multiple residencies or citizenships is important as a contingency measure during uncertain times.
“Remote work is perfectly here to stay, it's adequate, and I would argue more effective. The pandemic has forced the rest of the world to acknowledge this and start to adopt remote work. Once people realize they can work this way and not have a commute, there's no going back.”
“The best people are always the ones who will leave first and demand the remote option. Companies that don't offer remote work risk sacrificing their best talent. This pandemic forced the issue and now remote work is here to stay.”
“Having multiple residencies or citizenships as fallback positions is crucial. Diversifying assets and having contingency plans is the way forward, especially in uncertain times like these travel restrictions and bans.”
“The EU's approach to privacy, especially GDPR, has moved all of humanity forward by forcing businesses worldwide to comply with higher standards. This has leveled up privacy standards globally.”
Sean Tierney is the Founder of Charity Makeover, a global movement to mobilize knowledge workers for good. Today he gives us ...
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