--- title: Supporting Flexibility & Performance at Work | Veldhoen + Company description: Change doesn’t happen without people. Enhance your hybrid work strategy with ABW training and workshops for employees, teams, and leaders. --- # Supporting flexibility & performance ### THE INGREDIENT THAT MAKES HYBRID & ABW REALLY WORK There is one ingredient always present in teams and organisations that are 'successful' at Hybrid or Activity Based Working: **freedom of choice**. Learn how to support individuals’ freedom to determine when and where to work without compromising team performance and connection. ### What Choice Means for ABW & Hybrid Working Freedom of choice means individuals are empowered to make best use of the **opportunities** that Activity Based and Hybrid Working offer - flexibility (i.e., work-life balance and wellbeing), and effectiveness (i.e., better focus). It also means the freedom to counteract the **disadvantages** of ABW and Hybrid Working - increased sense of separation from colleagues (i.e., isolation and loneliness), and work overload (i.e., difficulty structuring work without clear boundaries). In order for 'choice' to be successful, it must be adequately supported by a cohesive structure of  **Bricks** (physical space), **Bytes** (technology), and **Behaviour** (culture). Activity Based Working (individuals making conscious choices about when, where, and with whom to work) and Hybrid Working (working from at least two work locations) are more about the Way of Working than about space and furniture. They are not the same, but they both require the same critical success factor: choice. [ Learn More ](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/activity-based-working?hsLang=en) ![Veldhoen_is abw the same as hybrid working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_is%20abw%20the%20same%20as%20hybrid%20working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash.jpg?width=1450&height=1012&name=Veldhoen_is%20abw%20the%20same%20as%20hybrid%20working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash.jpg) ![Veldhoen_is abw the same as hybrid working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_is%20abw%20the%20same%20as%20hybrid%20working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash.jpg?width=1450&height=1012&name=Veldhoen_is%20abw%20the%20same%20as%20hybrid%20working_curtis-macnewton-HHdP7zZzb10-unsplash.jpg) ## How to support your people ### Enhance your hybrid work strategy with ABW through behavioural training and change management support for employees, teams, and leaders. 01 ### Supporting Individuals Are your people struggling with their well-being, productivity, or effectiveness? It can be challenging to harness the advantages of hybrid working — better focus, better work-life balance, and less commuting — without falling into all the most common pitfalls, like loss of boundaries, sense of loneliness, and being 'always on.' Some examples of the programmes we offer to better support your people: - Healthy Mind Training - Workflow Training [ Learn more ](https://467406.hs-sites.com/contact-us-old?hsLang=en) ![Veldhoen_empower people](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_empower%20people.jpg?width=600&height=400&name=Veldhoen_empower%20people.jpg) 02 ### Supporting Teams ABW is about making conscious choices for when and where to work. However, when individuals make their own choices, the cohesion, confidence, and effectiveness of the team can suffer. Explore new ways for your teams to work together with the following examples of team programmes: - Team Maturity Scan + Workshop - Team Agreements Canvas - Hybrid Working Toolkit [ Learn more ](https://467406.hs-sites.com/contact-us-old?hsLang=en) ![Veldhoen_supporting teams hybrid working_chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash (1)](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_supporting%20teams%20hybrid%20working_chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash%20(1).jpg?width=600&height=400&name=Veldhoen_supporting%20teams%20hybrid%20working_chris-montgomery-smgTvepind4-unsplash%20(1).jpg) 03 ### Supporting Leaders Managing and leading teams in ABW is not always self-explanatory — it requires a lot of awareness about your role in relation to the conscious individual choices (or lack thereof) made by your team members. Without this awareness, leaders can unintentionally hinder ABW. Some examples of the programmes we offer to support your managers and leaders: - Output Management Training - Team Maturity "Train the Trainer" - Workplace Capacity Calculator [ Learn more ](https://467406.hs-sites.com/contact-us-old?hsLang=en) ![Veldhoen_supporting leaders to build better ways of working](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_supporting%20leaders%20to%20build%20better%20ways%20of%20working.jpg?width=600&height=400&name=Veldhoen_supporting%20leaders%20to%20build%20better%20ways%20of%20working.jpg) ## Helping to build stronger cultures ![Blog Image](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_PwC%20Netherlands_IMG_6031.jpg) PwC Netherlands ## **The journey to flexibility and empowerment** Read More ![Blog Image](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hubfs/Website%202023/Veldhoen_NSW%20Health%20District-2017_07-bl-b2hub-cfurtado-28-1.jpeg) Western Sydney Health District ## **Measuring the Success of ABW** Read and Watch ![Blog Image](https://www.veldhoencompany.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/priya-oct-2019-sennheiser-provided-3-resized.jpg) Sennheiser Singapore ## **Building a Collaborative Culture** Read More ## Explore new ways of working Get in touch to start the conversation. 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