Quotes from Julie Sweet

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.

Diversity is critical to innovation.

We want the brand of Accenture to be innovation.

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.

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

Innovation by definition cannot be only internal.

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.

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

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.

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.

There is a high school trap where girls get lost in computing.

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

We're smarter and more innovative when we're diverse.

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.'

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.

We believe that transparency creates trust.

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

We called our research 'Getting to Equal - How Digital is Helping to Close the Gender Gap at Work.' And at its heart we found that when men and women have the same level of digital fluency, women are better at using their digital skills to gain more education and find work.

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.

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

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

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

What motivates me has changed over time. My younger self was driven by the desire to be extremely successful.