Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this episode of The Power of Knowing, Lidia Fonseca sits down with Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO, to explore how and why leaders must adopt a ‘reinvention’ mindset when it comes to AI, in order to drive growth, inclusion, and lasting impact.
They discuss the importance of fearless leadership, the role of the TQ (Technology Quotient), and how combining business expertise with tech fluency unlocks AI’s full potential. By redefining how we measure impact in an AI-centered landscape, from ROI to reinvented workflows, the conversation reveals how AI sets a new frontier for performance, innovation, and human ingenuity.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:59 – Who is Julie Sweet?
2:12 – AI Shaping the Next Decade
3:20 – Uncertainty Creating Opportunity
4:29 – Reinventing with AI
6:14 – Business Strategy for a Digital World
8:30 – Leader Led Learning
10:33 – AI Adoption at Scale
11:33 – Having a Digital-First Mindset
12:20 – AI ROI and Measurement
13:22 – Leadership Development and “TQ”
14:33 – The New Leadership Formula for the Future
15:24 – Building our Change Muscle
18:09 – “If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You, They’re Not Big Enough”
18:14 – Setting a Whole New Performance Frontier
18:56 – Responsible Use of AI
20:16 – AI as the Enabler for Human Ingenuity
21:33 – Using AI to Achieve Breakthroughs
22:07 – Final Thoughts & Key Takeaways
In this episode of The Power of Knowing, Lidia Fonseca sits down with Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO, to explore how and why leaders must adopt a ‘reinvention’ mindset when it comes to AI, in order to drive growth, inclusion, and lasting impact.
They discuss the importance of fearless leadership, the role of the TQ (Technology Quotient), and how combining business expertise with tech fluency unlocks AI’s full potential. By redefining how we measure impact in an AI-centered landscape, from ROI to reinvented workflows, the conversation reveals how AI sets a new frontier for performance, innovation, and human ingenuity.
Click “subscribe” to be notified when new episodes launch.
00:00 – Introduction
00:59 – Who is Julie Sweet?
2:12 – AI Shaping the Next Decade
3:20 – Uncertainty Creating Opportunity
4:29 – Reinventing with AI
6:14 – Business Strategy for a Digital World
8:30 – Leader Led Learning
10:33 – AI Adoption at Scale
11:33 – Having a Digital-First Mindset
12:20 – AI ROI and Measurement
13:22 – Leadership Development and “TQ”
14:33 – The New Leadership Formula for the Future
15:24 – Building our Change Muscle
18:09 – “If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You, They’re Not Big Enough”
18:14 – Setting a Whole New Performance Frontier
18:56 – Responsible Use of AI
20:16 – AI as the Enabler for Human Ingenuity
21:33 – Using AI to Achieve Breakthroughs
22:07 – Final Thoughts & Key Takeaways
