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Manifesto 1.0
Manifesto 1.0 is our bold and aspirational vision for becoming the healthiest,
highest performing technology team in our industry – it’s the start of a conversation.
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We are HSBC Transforming Grow a high Refreshingly Keep what Find the best Build great Leadership Discipline Be proud of
Technology the world’s performance human makes us person for teams Excellence equals who we are
banking healthy culture special: Global, every job, then freedom
experience Diverse and get out of
Connected their way
“This organisation is a
collection of human beings ...
a human system that wakes
up every day with the intention
of doing good things for other
people. It’s nothing more or
less complicated than that.
When we’re at our best, we
make great things happen.”
Passionate Customer Advocates: we put Keen Learners: we are hungry to learn more
the customer at the heart of everything we do, about technology, to deepen our skills and
and strive to constantly make our customer apply those skills to our business.
experiences simpler, better, faster, and safer.
Business Transformers: we understand our
Technology Enthusiasts: we are optimistic business deeply, and apply technology to make
and evangelical about the value that technology it better every day.
brings to our customers and our business.
Effective Followers: we speak our minds and
Collaborative Experts: we each build deep disagree passionately, but commit to the joint
expertise in technology skills and are eager mission and deliver together.
to share that expertise with others, both inside
Proud Owners: we feel deep personal ownership
HSBC and in industry communities.
and pride in the quality of the solutions we build
and the services we provide.
Robustness, with respect: we cannot afford Ambition, with focus: we set ourselves big,
for people to keep their opinions to themselves. ambitious goals, but focus our attention on
If someone believes that the team is doing the tasks in front of us to achieve those goals.
it wrong, they challenge firmly, but always
Accountability, without question: every team
respectfully.
owns a service, system or capability, and takes
Confidence, with humility: every team should complete ownership and accountability for its
be proud of what they do and confident in performance, and continuous improvement.
their own abilities. However, when the team is
stretched beyond its abilities, they ask for help
and guidance.
Challenge, with loyalty: every team member
should challenge the team to improve itself and
do better every day, but should be loyal to the
mission and leadership of the team.
Build Great Teams: The primary role of Insist on the highest standards: leaders Dive deep: leaders operate at all levels, stay One team: leaders understand and recognise
our leaders is to build great teams of highly have relentlessly high standards - many connected to the details, audit frequently the value of collaboration. As a global
talented people, and create the environment people may think these standards are and are sceptical when metrics and anecdote organisation, we share our solutions and
for them to do amazing work, listening unreasonably high. Leaders are continually differ. No task is beneath them. knowledge, for the benefit of our customers.
actively and removing barriers. raising the bar and driving their teams to We are an integrated part of the business that
Learn from the best: leaders track the
deliver high quality products, services and focuses on its customers: It’s about all of us,
Ownership: leaders are owners. they best in the industry and learn all they can
processes. Leaders ensure that defects not “them and us”.
think long-term and don’t sacrifice value from them. For example, we have drawn from
do not get sent down the line and that
for short-term results. They act on behalf of leading thinking from across the technology Bright ideas: leaders create an ideal
problems are fixed so they stay fixed.
the entire company, beyond just their own industry to create this Manifesto. environment for creative thought, free flow
team. They never say “that’s not my job.” Think big: thinking small is a self-fulfilling thinking and ideation. They recognise the
Aim to be better: leaders aspire to lead
prophecy. Leaders create and communicate best ideas and encourage their development.
Learn and be curious: leaders are never their industry. They are not content with
a bold direction that inspires results. They They also praise and recognise shared
done learning and always seek to improve being followers and enjoy helping others
think differently and look around corners success.
themselves. They are curious about new learn from them.
for ways to serve customers.
possibilities and act to explore them.