Overview

• Sweet shared the guidance on Fortune’s Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast with Alyson Shontell, where she discussed career inflection points and leadership.
• She recalled a 2014 one-to-one when then-CEO Pierre Nanterme told her, “I think you could run this place someday,” roughly a month before her breast cancer diagnosis.
• Drawing on advice from former JPMorgan Chase CFO and Accenture board member Dina Dublon, she says not to voice self-doubt when offered a stretch role.
• Her immediate yes set a path to lead Accenture’s North America business in 2015 and later become global CEO in 2019, followed by chair in 2021.
• She emphasizes leadership rooted in confidence, humility, excellence, and being a “deep learner,” noting she still asks for help and fosters teams that constantly challenge assumptions at the roughly $150 billion, 770,000-employee firm.