Lynne Doughtie

When I was growing up, I just saw my mother as a successful businesswoman and awesome mother, so I never really thought, 'I can't do it.' I saw how she worked hard, served clients really well, was a great mum to us.

Providing career growth and development opportunities for our people is of paramount importance, and that's why we surround and support our diverse employee team with investments in innovation, technology, training, and a wide variety of programs so they can build great careers. 'Fortune' saw that in KPMG, and we're delighted.

The KPMG Women's PGA Championship provides a fantastic platform for us to demonstrate our commitment to elevating women in business and the sport of golf through the Championship, KPMG Women's Leadership Summit, and KPMG Future Leaders Program.

Since there is always a risk that an innovation will fail, you must be able to pivot quickly when an idea doesn't perform as planned.

Innovation has to be pervasive.

Innovation tends to be quite siloed in most organizations. There is usually a group over in one corner charged with innovation rather than making it everyone's responsibility.

Innovation can't just happen within the walls of your own organization.

The best leaders begin with an environment that embraces and rewards change and innovation.

When women are starting out in their careers, they tend to be confident and look to aspire to leadership role and really want those positions. But then over time, as they advance, they become less confident and don't think they can attain those roles.

If you truly want to innovate, there will be some failures, and this can be difficult for some organizations - especially public companies managing quarterly earnings.

We have always believed that the most successful solutions reflect a diversity of skills, thinking, experiences, and outlooks.

Different perspectives, experiences, and insights improve decision-making and lead to superior performance.