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‘IgnITe’

Executive Summary

‘IgnITe’ was originally created for GFX It is a huge step for us to open up, to talk
in Global Banking & Markets, China to
help develop their talented women and to someone and each other honestly
inspire them to really grow their careers
at HSBC. about what we think and what barriers
we experience at work.
The name IgnITe was chosen as it
contains IT for the Women in IT, and
it aimed to shift their mindset and Thanks for giving me the chance to join the course and learn from so many talented
spark their interest in becoming more women in the group. Firstly, the course is a good chance to build the connections
rounded, confident business women, among women in our team, especially now the percentage of 40%; secondly the
capable of significant senior leadership course provided us a tailor-made report/proposal according to our personal survey,
roles in the future.
it will help us to achieve better performance and greater contribution to our own
team and daily work; thirdly it built a long-term development plan for both our
IgnITe can be a feeder programme individual career and also for HSBC, as women share the same opportunity as
to increase diversity, and retain and men during their careers’s in HSBC. Hopefully more talented women will join this
develop women with leadership course and the community to achieve success in HSBC
potential in HSBC. Culturally and
historically in some locations, women
have not always expected a successful
senior or global career and did not
consider themselves equal to men; Methodology
IgnITe helps to level the playing field
with their male colleagues. IgnITe is aimed at women who already have people management / project management
responsibility in bands 4, 5 and high potential 6’s. The interactive programme is 3 days
This talent initiative provides an in duration, in a 2 + 1 day format with a gap of at least 6 weeks to embed learnings and
excellent opportunity for delegates to follow up on individual and collective action plans. Pre-work: SDI psychometric. This builds
explore perceived and actual barriers confidence by using the strengths and resourcefulness that each individual already has and
for women in the workplace and the is an essential part of the workshop.
chance to explore possible solutions
with the group.
PRE-WORK
Delegates have reported that they
have: grown in confidence; spoken
up far more with opinions; managed SDI
conflict situations and negotiations NOMINATION
more effectively; and ultimately felt
greater commitment to HSBC.