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US Stock Market: Accenture’s AI transformation faces investor skepticism as stock plunges; CEO Julie Sweet remains confident

Accenture's shares plunged nearly 20% after its fiscal third-quarter results revealed weaker-than-expected bookings and a softer outlook. CEO Julie Sweet insists the current phase reflects a multi-year AI-driven transformation, not structural weakness, as clients move from AI pilots to large-scale deployment.

The Economic Times

From Target stockrooms to factory floors: The first jobs that shaped Fortune’s Most Powerful Women

The leaders on Fortune’s 2026 Most Powerful Women list can trace their earliest ambition to their first jobs.

Fortune

Accenture's Julie Sweet blew up 50 years of company history. She says the hardest part is still ahead

Sweet dismantled her own operating model while reskilling for the AI age and preserving a great place to work. She says the Fortune 500 still isn't ready.

Fortune

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30-year-old CEO of $11 billion Harvey earned the backing of OpenAI and Sam Altman. He says you have to 're-earn' your role every 6 months

Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg says in today’s fast-moving business world, employees must constantly prove their value—or risk being left behind.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates reveals the No.1 question Gen Z needs to ask themselves fresh after graduating: ‘Am I really on the way to where I want to go?’

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates urges Gen Z to question their career paths and how it's shaping them—and it’s advice shared by top CEOs including AMD’s Lisa Su and Accenture’s Julie Sweet.

Fortune

'If you want to get promoted, you've got to do the things that we do': Accenture CEO says failure to use AI will cost workers a promotion—or their job

“If you want to get promoted, you've got to do the things that we do in order to operate Accenture,” Julie Sweet said.

Fortune

Accenture ‘links staff promotions to use of AI tools’

Consulting firm keen to increase uptake of technology and is reportedly monitoring adoption by workforce

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Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold says his plumber dad played with him every day after work, no matter how tough his day was—and that taught him resilience

Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold’s working-class parents taught him how to be resilient and consistent. It’s led him through career setbacks to his recent Super Bowl win.

Fortune

As millions of Gen Zers face unemployment, CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, and McDonald's say opportunity is still there—if you have the right mindset

From Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Amazon boss Andy Jassy, Fortune 500 leaders have shared their advice for workers to thrive in today’s shaky job market.

Fortune

Accenture dubs 800,000 staff ‘reinventors’ amid shift to AI

Consultancy’s move to embrace artificial intelligence follows Disney’s use of the term ‘imagineers’

The Guardian - UK

Accenture Mass Layoffs 2025: BPO Firm Cuts Jobs To Save $1B, Says Industry Widely Affected By AI

Accenture's 2025 mass layoffs hit 22,000 as AI forces talent exits for £652M ($1B) savings. CEO Sweet eyes 2026 rebound via upskilling—will BPO workers adapt or face more cuts

International Business Times UK

Accenture's $865 million reinvention includes saying goodbye to people without the right AI skills

“This change is so big,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet told Fortune, ”this is reversing five decades of how we’re working.” Higher headcount is still expected.

Fortune

Behind the Curtain: Slow, hard AI

Sweet argues it'll take a few years to move beyond the slow, hard phase for most companies.

Axios

How Accenture CEO Julie Sweet navigated a difficult restructure with her 770,000 employees—all without sending a memo

Sweet's unconventional approach offers a blueprint for leaders steering their companies through AI-driven change.

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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet Believes This Is The One Thing You Shouldn't Do When Offered A Major Promotion

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says when a big job lands in your lap and you don't feel ready, don't let self-doubt answer first and it's the one thing she believes you should never do when opportunity knocks.

Fortune

Accenture CEO weighs in on why so many AI projects have failed with 3 red flags to watch out for

Julie Sweet says CEOs need to throw out the old playbook to survive.

Benzinga

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet Says Fortune 500 Survival Hinges On 'Reinvention' As AI Revolution Forces CEOs To Tie Every Investment To The Bottom Line

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) Chief Executive Julie Sweet says companies that fail to reinvent their operations around artificial intelligence risk losing their place at the top of the corporate world.

Fortune

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says Fortune 500s can survive AI. They have to be willing to reinvent themselves top to bottom

The Accenture CEO—who oversees 770,000 employees and counsels more Fortune 500 chiefs than almost anyone—shares lessons on AI adoption, career pivots, and resilience from her own battles with cancer.

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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says there's one thing you should never do if you get offered a big job you don't feel ready for

Having the confidence to say “yes” to a stretch role can open doors you never expected to be unlocked, just like Accenture CEO Julie Sweet.

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50 Popular Quotes About AI

50+ interesting quotes on AI by Google, IBM, Tim Cook, Andrew Ng, Alan Turing and more. Many are happening now!

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How the CEO of a highly acquisitive company stays ahead of trends

How Julie Sweet positioned Accenture in the age of AI.

Fortune

The gift of a good night’s sleep: The CEO who donates duvets and luxury sheets to families who need rest most

Why Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, handpicks high-quality bedding as part of her charitable work.

Fortune

How Accenture’s Julie Sweet hacked the CEO track

Julie Sweet’s rise from law partner to Accenture CEO shows that curiosity and range, not credentials, are the new power skills.

Benzinga

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet Once Complained To Her Father After Losing A Speech Contest, What Her Dad Said Next Would Shape Her Success

Accenture Plc. CEO Julie Sweet says the lesson that steered her career arrived on a dark drive home from a speech contest when she was 15.

Fortune

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet learned leadership from her father

The CEO's childhood lesson has also powered Accenture, No. 211 on the Global 500.

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