Free Practical HR Resources to Help Individuals, Teams and Organisations.
Our growing library of free HR resources — downloadable documents and templates, practical videos and webinars, a comprehensive FAQ guide, and sample psychometric reports. All free to use.
At White Cube Consulting, we believe that high-quality HR knowledge and practical people management guidance should be accessible to every organisation, not just those with dedicated HR departments or the budget for a consulting project.
Our resources library brings together four types of free, practical content:
Downloadable HR documents and templates
Practical videos and webinars
A comprehensive FAQ guide covering the topics we are most commonly asked about
Sample psychometric reports
Our resource library reflects the same commercially focused, practically grounded and legally informed approach that underpins our consulting work — practical, professional and usable guidance from people who work with these challenges every day. All the resources in this section are free to download.
HR Documents and Downloads
Free templates, checklists, letters, guides and policies you can customise for your own use.
Our document library brings together a growing collection of free, practical HR resources covering a diverse range of people management situations that managers and HR professionals face.
All documents are professionally written, reflect current UK employment law and best practice, and are designed to be adaptable for use in your own organisation.
What you will find:
Recruitment checklists, interview score sheets and offer letter templates
Onboarding plans, probation review templates and new starter forms
Performance review frameworks, one-to-one templates and objective-setting guides
Absence management checklists, return to work forms and formal letter templates
Disciplinary and grievance investigation checklists and letter templates
Redundancy process checklists, selection criteria frameworks and notification letters
HR policy templates covering disciplinary, grievance, absence, equal opportunities and more
Leadership and management guides covering difficult conversations, feedback, one-to-ones and new manager essentials
Practical insight on HR, leadership and people management you can watch, learn and apply.
Our videos and webinars are designed to share practical insight on some of the HR, leadership and organisational development challenges that matter most.
Whether you are a leader seeking to develop your self-awareness, an HR professional looking for guidance on a specific challenge, or an organisation exploring how to improve management capability or employee engagement, our content library offers directly relevant and immediately applicable insight grounded in real-world consulting experience.
What you will find:
Upcoming live webinars with expert-led sessions and live Q&A
Selected webinar recordings covering a broad range of HR and leadership topics
Short practical videos on specific people management challenges
Content covering performance management, engagement, leadership, team effectiveness and more
Psychometric and behavioural assessment insight including DiSC and Belbin
HR strategy, policy and employment law guidance
Updates on AI in HR and emerging people management practice
Straightforward answers to HR and people management questions we are commonly asked.
Our FAQ guide brings together clear, practical answers to some of the questions we are most frequently asked about HR, people management, leadership development, employment law and our own services.
Organised into topic sections, they cover everything from the basics of HR strategy and policy to detailed guidance on psychometrics, coaching, investigations, redundancy, succession planning and more.
What you will find:
About White Cube Consulting — who we are and how to get started
HR strategy, policy and employment law essentials
Recruitment, selection and talent — from employer brand to executive search
Assessment and development centres — how they work and when to use them
Psychometrics and behavioural assessment — tools, validity and appropriate use
Leadership, management and people development
Coaching, mentoring and 360-degree feedback
Teams, engagement and performance
Organisational development and change
Difficult situations — investigations, conflict, redundancy, absence and outplacement
See exactly what each assessment measures and how the results are presented.
We have a diverse range of sample psychometric reports available to download at our Psychometric Report Samples page. These will help you understand what each assessment measures, how the outputs are presented and how organisations use them in practice.
White Cube Consulting are accredited to administer and provide feedback on a wide range of psychometric tools from several leading suppliers.
What you will find:
Belbin Team Roles — self-perception, observer and team reports
DiSC and DiSCFlow behavioural and management profiles
Podium leadership, EI, resilience and safety assessments
Psytech personality, ability and aptitude reports
SHL management scenarios and situational judgement
Example content from each part of the library. For full details, visit each section.
Document Library
Checklist
Recruitment Checklist — Interview and Selection Process
A structured checklist to help managers prepare for and conduct interviews consistently and fairly, covering preparation, question planning, scoring, legal compliance and candidate communication.
A professionally worded written warning letter for use following a disciplinary hearing, with guidance on the elements that must be included and the employee's right of appeal.
A practical guide covering how to prepare for and conduct difficult conversations about performance, conduct and absence, including a step-by-step framework and example phrases.
A professionally written absence management policy covering notification, return to work processes, trigger points for formal review and the approach to long-term absence.
A structured development plan template for coaching, development programmes and line management conversations, covering objectives, actions, resources and review milestones.
A selection of the videos and webinars available, covering the topics our audiences find most valuable.
Webinar · Performance Management
How to Have Better Performance Conversations
A practical, expert-led session on why performance conversations go wrong, the framework that makes them more effective, and how managers can have them consistently and constructively.
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Video · Employee Engagement
The Five Things That Actually Drive Employee Engagement
A concise, evidence-based overview of the five factors research consistently identifies as the most powerful drivers of genuine engagement, and what to do about each.
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Webinar · Psychometrics
How to Use Psychometrics Effectively in Your Organisation
A recorded webinar on choosing the right tool, using results effectively, avoiding common mistakes and integrating assessment into recruitment and development.
A sample of the questions answered in our full FAQ guide, drawn from across the thirteen topic sections.
What makes White Cube Consulting different from other HR consultancies?
We combine genuine sector knowledge with rigorous people management expertise, applied through a consistently practical and commercially grounded approach. We are an independent consultancy with no product to sell and no agenda beyond delivering the outcomes that are genuinely right for each organisation. We do not apply generic frameworks or off-the-shelf solutions, and we take the time to understand each organisation's specific context, culture and priorities before recommending anything.
Can leadership be developed, or is it innate?
Leadership can absolutely be developed. While individuals differ in their natural predispositions, the core capabilities that distinguish effective leaders — self-awareness, emotional intelligence, the ability to develop others, resilience and strategic thinking — can all be substantially strengthened through well-designed, sustained development support.
Does every conduct concern require a formal investigation?
Not every conduct concern requires a formal investigation. Many issues are best addressed through informal management intervention or a direct conversation about expectations. Formal investigations are typically most appropriate where allegations are serious, where informal approaches have been unsuccessful, where the individual denies the allegation, or where a documented and legally defensible process is required.
What is the difference between coaching and mentoring?
Coaching involves a professionally trained coach helping an individual achieve specific goals — their value lies in facilitative and questioning skills rather than subject expertise. Mentoring involves an experienced individual sharing their experience and knowledge with a less experienced person. Both have significant value and are often most effective in combination.
Identifies an individual's natural team role preferences across nine behavioural styles. Used in recruitment, team development and coaching to understand how individuals contribute most effectively and where gaps or clashes may exist.
Maps an individual's behavioural priorities and communication preferences across four styles and provides an overview of emotional intelligence levels. Widely used in management development, team building and coaching.
Assesses an individual's approach to directing, motivating, developing and working alongside others as a manager. Used in leadership development programmes and management-level recruitment.
Measures verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning ability using an adaptive format that adjusts question difficulty in real time. One of the most reliable single predictors of job performance and trainability.
Profiles what motivates an individual across interpersonal, intrinsic and extrinsic values. Used in recruitment, coaching and career development to understand where people invest most energy and commitment.
A wider range of sample reports can be found on our Psychometric Report Samples page, including 16PF, DiSCFlow, Work Attitude Inventory, Learning Styles and a range of ability and aptitude assessments.
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Explore the Library or Get in Touch
Whether you need a document to download, a webinar to register for, an answer to an HR question, or expert advice on a challenge you are facing — we are here to help.
Our free resources are designed to help you handle common people management situations with greater confidence and consistency. However, some challenges require more than a template, checklist or guide can provide. That’s where we can help. If you are dealing with a complex situation, facing a leadership or organisational development challenge, or looking to invest more systematically in people management capability, we provide:
Expert HR advice on disciplinary, grievance, absence and complex employment situations
Independent workplace investigation support for sensitive or high-stakes cases
Leadership and management development programmes tailored to your organisation
Psychometric assessment using DiSC, Belbin and other validated tools
Recruitment, executive search and assessment centre design and facilitation
Coaching, mentoring and 360-degree feedback programmes
HR strategy, policy development and employment law compliance support
Outplacement and career transition support during periods of workforce change
Explore the Library or Start a Conversation
Download what you need, register for a webinar, or book a no-obligation Teams call to discuss a specific people management challenge your organisation is facing.
