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Resources

Tools for the Climb.
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Six guides. No sign-up required. All of them built from 25 years inside the organisations you are trying to navigate.

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No sign-up required. These are the guides SP1 wishes someone had handed over on day one.

RESOURCE 01

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Professionals

The Unwritten Rules

10 rules that shape careers in global organisations - the ones nobody writes down, but everyone at the top already knows.

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â–² Decisions are made before the meeting

â–² Visibility matters more than performance

â–² Every organisation has a second org chart

â–² + 7 more rules

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RESOURCE 02

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Professionals

Promotion Readiness Checklist

20 questions to assess where you actually stand - and which area is holding you back from the promotion you should already have.

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â–² Performance & Delivery - 5 questions

â–² Visibility & Relationships - 5 questions

â–² Operating at the Next Level - 5 questions

â–² Communication & Presence - 5 questions

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Professionals

Stakeholder Map

A fillable template to map the people who actually influence decisions in your organisation - not just the org chart.

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â–² 8-row fillable table

â–² Name, priority, perception, access, action

â–² Guidance on who to include

â–² How to read the gaps

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Students & Graduates

Interview Preparation Guide

CV, behavioural interviews, and the questions that signal the right things - a practical framework for your first interviews at global firms.

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â–² What a strong CV actually communicates

â–² The behavioural interview framework

â–² 5 questions to prepare for

â–² 3 questions worth asking them

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Students & Graduates

First 90 Days Checklist

Week by week - what to observe, who to meet, and how to build the right presence from the moment you walk in the door. A practical roadmap for your first 90 days.

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â–² Week 1-2: Observe First

â–² Week 3-4: Build Relationships

â–² Month 2: Contribute Visibly

â–² Month 3: Establish Your Presence

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Senior Executives

HQ Visibility Guide

Questions on cultural wiring and HQ perception - to reveal where the gap is between how you lead and how HQ reads your leadership.

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â–² Your leadership at HQ

â–² Cultural wiring

â–² Visibility & sponsorship

â–² Identifying the gap

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Presentations & Decks

From the room.

Slide decks from SP1 workshops and talks - available to download after attending or purchase directly.

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The Asian Leadership Gap

The full data presentation on Asian representation in Western organisations - US, UK, Global MNCs. Used in the SP1 student workshop series in Hong Kong.

Deck · PDF

What Interviewers Are Really Watching

The interview section from the SP1 career presentation - what interviewers look for, how to own failure, when to stop talking, how to ask smart questions.

Deck · PDF

The CV That Shows Character

The before/after CV workshop slides - including the Alex Chen case study and the three-column comparison of generic, AI-polished and story-led CVs.

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More resources on the way

SP1 regularly adds new presentations, workshop materials and guides. Book a conversation to find out what's coming next.

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