New executives should focus early efforts on mastering their primary credibility lever
Amy Weaver · How to gain credibility at a new job (with former Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver) | Masters of Scale · Dec 18, 2025 · at 21:05
Former Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver shares career transition advice she received from Accenture CEO Julie Sweet upon taking on the CFO role after serving as Chief Legal Officer.
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“And her advice to me was, find what is going to give you the most credibility on the job and focus on that.”
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