Driving Productivity through Team and Leadership Effectiveness - 2025 Next Practices Weekly

In this high-impact Next Practices Weekly session, Rob Cross illuminated bold, research-backed strategies to drive team and leadership effectiveness in today’s demanding work environment. Drawing from cutting-edge diagnostics and decades of experience working with high-performing companies, Rob challenged traditional assumptions about leadership development and collaboration. He shared a compelling case for moving beyond generic training and toward precision-based behaviors that directly boost productivity, alignment, and well-being.

Guided by i4cp host Tom Stone, the session spotlighted real examples of how organizations can transform leadership behaviors, reduce overload, and nurture trust-rich, high-performing networks. Rob also offered a provocative look at how legacy leadership archetypes—like “the heroic fixer” or “the bottlenecked decider”—inhibit growth and what new models are needed instead.

Key Topics Discussed

• The Six Capabilities That Drive Productivity
  Rob detailed six specific leadership capabilities that elevate performance and adaptability—especially critical for hybrid and distributed teams.
• Precision Collaboration: Less Noise, More Impact
  Instead of more meetings or vague “alignment,” Rob emphasized targeted collaboration practices that reduce burnout and improve execution.
• Rooting Out the Real Causes of Dysfunction
  Tools and diagnostics revealed where overload and misalignment stem from—and how to course correct with intentional behavior change.
• Trust-Based Networks as Force Multipliers
  High-performing teams thrive on informal trust. Rob discussed how mapping and nurturing these networks boosts innovation and resilience.
• Evolving Outdated Leadership Archetypes
  Common patterns like over-functioning leaders and under-empowered teams were dissected—with actionable ideas for flipping the script.

If you missed the session, watch the recording now to absorb these breakthrough insights. Whether you're rethinking team dynamics, revamping development programs, or simply seeking better business outcomes, this session delivers a roadmap worth exploring.  Want more? Join us at i4cp’s 2026 Next Practices Now Conference for the latest strategies shaping the future of work.

Resources Shared

(All resources below are exclusive to i4cp members.)

• Future Ready Leadership Development: See how top companies build agile, inclusive pipelines. Access the full research
• Leading from Anywhere: Get tools to help your distributed teams thrive. Explore the resource collection
• Team Network Effect Tools: Boost collaboration and team performance.
  Download the full toolkit

To ensure open discussion, this event was exclusively for HR practitioners. Vendors and consultants were not permitted to attend.