Top 45 Julie Sweet Quotes

We must understand what is on clients’ minds and what their needs are, and we must also be close to our teams who are serving our clients. At day’s end, it is all about delivering value to our clients as defined by them.

I have this little plaque that my husband hung on our wall at home. It says, ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.’

Have the confidence to focus on uncharted territory. Take chances.

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

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.

One of the big aha moments is how many large companies still don’t use collaboration tools and aren’t using digital technologies internally. They’re engaging with their customers, but they haven’t invested in the infrastructure that allows their employees to telecommute.

The U.S. may be behind on family-friendly benefits, but I see it’s changing, because we’re all facing a talent war.

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

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.

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.

You can’t get the growth without the skills.

What’s maybe being underestimated is that in every country in the world, there is innovation.

This goes to show how much of an impact culture has. Even in countries where online access is readily available, there may not be the same expectation for women.

My dad painted cars for a living, and my mom graduated from college when I was a college freshman myself.

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

Blockchain is moving beyond cryptocurrency, and it’s worth paying attention – especially since successful prototypes show that blockchain, also known as distributed ledger technology, will be transformative.

There is a very genuine belief that without diversity of thought, companies can’t innovate.

I’m driven by making an impact on the individuals I interact with and leveraging my success to give back to the world.

Being an inclusive place means being inclusive for all people.

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.

I decided that I wanted to be a lawyer in eighth grade.

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.

Make no mistake, blockchain will be a game changer, but it is not the answer to every business opportunity or problem.

It takes work to figure out how to bank on your phone, how to sign up for classes, how to connect in a community.

Transparency builds trust and it’s critical in a crisis.

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.

Innovation hubs are going to be in cities focused on the industries and clients of that city. So in Houston, it’s focused on our industrial companies, particularly the energy sector, robotics, and automation.

Through our Building Bridges dialogues at Accenture, where we have brought together people from diverse backgrounds to have sometimes difficult conversations, such as around race, I have experienced the power of storytelling to help people from diverse backgrounds understand each other.

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

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

A lot of the values of millennials are shared by all of our generations. Who doesn’t want purpose, feedback and balance?

There are three things that I have found were really critical in my first year: listening, prioritizing, and communicating. I don’t think they’re different for women. It’s really about that first year as a CEO.

What’s the greatest advice I give? Develop excellent communication skills.

Innovation by definition cannot be only internal.

If you choose to work at a larger company over a smaller company, you are more likely to be higher paid.

We see our clients saying we want a diverse team and also to attract people particularly the millennials they really care about working in a diverse workplace.

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

We believe that transparency creates trust.

We don’t hire students who are just good at academics.

We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where our people can be successful, both professionally and personally.

I want to leave Accenture better than I found it. I am focused on investing our people, our community and effective diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Digital fluency is about basic skills.

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

We’re supposed to be bringing out-of-the-box thinking and innovation, and you cannot do that unless you’ve got diversity… It’s everything from gender to ethnicity to geographic diversity.