Good Practice

Above and beyond – acting with courage, conviction, and clarity

Issue 5.
July/August 2020

Author
John Pisa-Relli
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John Pisa-Relli currently serves as consulting legal counsel to a multinational aerospace and defense company headquartered in the United States, where he advises on a wide range of trade compliance matters. For the previous ten years, he directed the internal trade compliance program for Accenture, the world’s largest business consulting firm. Prior to joining Accenture, John served in the US federal government, practiced law privately, and served as in-house director of trade compliance with a multinational aerospace and defense group headquartered in Europe. Connect with John on LinkedIn..

In a January 2019 New York Times interview, Accenture’s CEO, Julie Sweet, explained that one of the most important qualities she values when hiring people is courage; specifically, she said:

“I don’t care what level you are, there is a need to offer straight talk when you’re working with clients. You have to have the courage to deliver tough messages. We’re living in a world where clients constantly are saying to me, ‘The most important thing you can do is to tell me what I need to hear, not...

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