Julie Sweet

“My job as a leader is not to put more stress into a system that is already stressed.”

“The government needs to invest in raising digital fluency of its citizenry.”

“We don't hire students who are just good at academics.”

“My mom was a beautician in her early days, and then my parents decided that one of them needed to go to school in order to build the future. So my mom started going to college when I was in eighth grade, and she graduated when I was a freshman in college.”

“Blockchain should be used to address opportunities and problems that lack easier answers.”

“Companies that are successful, it starts with the CEO and starts with the CEO's priorities.”

“Innovation is the new competitive advantage.”

“In fact, blockchain has the potential to fundamentally change how we share information, buy and sell things, interact with government, prove our identity, and even verify the authenticity of everything - from the food we eat to the medicine we take to who we say we are.”

“Employees are looking at us to both externally and internally represent the values that are important.”

“We're not going to change overnight that we have a majority of all white male leaders.”

“We're living in a world where clients constantly are saying to me, 'The most important thing you can do is to tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear.'”

“I want to have a really big impact on my kids, my community, and my company.”

“We believe our diversity makes us stronger, smarter, and more innovative, helping us better serve the needs of our clients, our people, and our communities.”

“For large companies, they are looking at 2020 as the decade of delivery on the promise of digital and technology.”

“It is very hard to transform your culture and your workforce to be a relevant company in the digital world if all of your processes are stuck in the traditional world.”

“I don't care what level you are, there is the need to offer straight talk when you're working with clients. You have to have the courage to deliver tough messages.”

“People who come to Accenture want to be part of collaborative teams that are interesting and diverse. We think it's actually a real differentiator as we try to get people to come join us.”

“Cloud is so important because it enables digital transformation. It underpins disruptive new technologies in social, mobile, and analytics - and it is enabling industry leaders to compete in digital. Innovation is happening in the cloud - and cloud gives companies the speed and flexibility to be much more agile.”

“The impact of digital and technology without a shared success mindset can be very detrimental to communities around the world.”

“Digital fluency can accelerate progress.”