Overview

• Sweet says not to undermine a stretch offer by asking “Are you sure?” and credits former JPMorgan CFO and Accenture board member Dina Dublon for the advice.
• She recalls then‑CEO Pierre Nanterme telling her in 2014, “I think you could run this place someday,” after which she led North America in 2015 and became global CEO in 2019.
• At the time she was Accenture’s general counsel, a nontraditional path that departed from the company’s typical leadership profile.
• Her leadership playbook emphasizes confidence, humility and excellence, staying a “deep learner,” and treating asking for help as a “superpower,” with teams constantly challenging assumptions.
• She discusses personal cancer experiences that she says reshaped her priorities, urging regular mammograms and self‑exams and noting that early detection made a difference.