Julie Sweet

“When you come in as a new leader it's really important that people do get to know you and that you are constantly communicating.”

“Innovation by definition cannot be only internal.”

“We don't always talk about that as a leadership quality. I think what's really important is having empathy, understanding the experiences of how someone is going to experience what you have to say.”

“My younger self was driven by the desire to be extremely successful.”

“An employee, even a very junior person, if they can articulately summarize a meeting, if they can put together a presentation and even emails that are really salient and to the point, they are so valued.”

“I think there is a general view that sustainability is really important. I do think it is a top priority. I don't know that it's the top priority.”

“The new normal is continuous learning, and we look for people who demonstrate lots of different interests and really demonstrate curiosity.”

“I grew up with a single pair of shoes until I grew into the next size. My parents believed in the American dream and the power of education but didn't have the money to send me to college. I realized early on that I needed to go against the flow and be better than everyone else to support my family.”

“Pretty much every industry we serve feel like they are way over-regulated.”

“It's important to reflect upon how far we've come in achieving gender equality in the workplace and how we could move faster toward even greater goals.”

“Companies, communities and governments have to be innovators, and they cannot do it alone.”

“When you come in as a new leader, it's really important that people do get to know you and that you are constantly communicating. That's really hard in a big organization.”

“I think people underrate the importance of investing in your communication skills as a way to progress in your career.”

“You can't expect leaders and people to be intentional, take the steps that are needed, and be a part of making progress if you're not willing to be transparent about where we are and where we want to go.”

“In the old, on-premises world, we had to make updates client by client. With digital, companies need to move quickly and change quickly, and cloud provides a competitive advantage.”

“While men and women alike are liberated by the balance that work flexibility affords, women appear to derive greater value from it.”

“My parents believed in the American dream and the power of education, but didn't have the money to send me to college. I realized early on that I needed to go against the flow and be better than everyone else to support my family.”

“What's important is that you build your company to be able to capture the opportunity as it comes.”

“People often talk about the self-driving car and what will that do. In 32 states, the number one job is to be the driver. But remember, it's not just the driver. Let's think about the truck stops along the way. When you suddenly have a lot of other people who are dependent on those careers.”

“We believe that transparency is needed to create trust, and it's also needed to create a dialogue.”