What is the Invisible Office?

One of the reasons I use the analogy of the “invisible office” is because I mean it both literally and figuratively. When you think of an office, you most likely first thing of a building. The first image that comes to mind is my first job: a lawyer’s office in an old building that had been converted to office space. Once upon a time it was a barber shop: imagine a large, long narrow building with a few walls and office doors added. It was a very unique place, with the two outermost walls being brick.

I had been there for about a year when a bird got inside the siding on the back of the building and got into the hollow space in the wall and had eggs. The bird was able to fly in and out at first, but then became trapped and the eggs hatched. At first we thought we were all crazy hearing birds chirping. The building manager finally came and cut open the wall to get them out.

So when you are running your own office, you might be going it alone.

You might need help, (like the birds) but are apprehensive of the saw.

Or, you might have people working for you, but be in a growth state where you need to lose some people or add some more (like changing a vintage barber shop into a lawyer’s office).

Or, you might be in a corporate position and need help figuring out what to do about a wall in one of your tenant’s spaces.

So where does it become invisible? Neatly, inside the walls. 

As in a building, there are multiple wires and other infrastructure elements that go into making everything work. One hour without water and you’re looking at a crisis. You can think about your people the same way. To your customers you want everything to look polished and completed. They don’t really need to know what goes on inside the walls to get the job done. The fact is simple: if you have shoddy walls (or employees) the building won’t stand up. Binding your business together where it almost runs invisibly like the water in the pipes and the electricity at the flick of a switch is when the office becomes invisible.

The right employee can make all the difference. But hiring the right person isn’t luck. It takes careful planning: determining what purpose they serve, a well-written job ad, recruiting in the right places. These all fall into place to find your right hire at the right time, so they fit into your organization as if they were destined to be there.

So, how can we work together? 

As part of my coaching practice, I work with clients of all sizes: from a staff of one to multi-national firms. Together, we can dissect current or potential employee negotiations, build a structure for developing your human resources department, or hash out an immediate business issue facing your company. I also maintain access to HR Legal Databases that allow me to research specific states and areas. Designed to be flexible enough to fit into your business model, but reliable enough to deliver you clear and consistent results, coaching with heart, and direct insight into the human element of your operation.

Before you ask why there are no purchase buttons on this page, please know that I require a consultation call to make sure we are a good fit for each other. Feel free to look at the packages but go ahead and sign up for your Invisible Evaluation

No matter what level of support you need, this is how we get started: with a FREE 20 minute Invisible Evaluation.

During this call, we discuss your business, goals, triumphs and tribulations…and figure out if we’re the right fit for each other.

When you’re ready to move forward, we determine which coaching package is right for you.

Book a FREE Invisible Evaluation now

Invisible Lifeline

Sometimes you need is laser-focused fresh perspective, objective eyes and sound, and specific business advice.

The Invisible Lifeline is a super-specific session solving the business issue you select. It might be:

• a Q+A on how to train someone
• advice about how to handle complicated employee counselings
• or coaching with another business challenge.

Investment: $150 for an intensely-focused one hour coaching session.

Invisible Jumpstart

When you’re first starting to manage other people, you need a jumpstart and a helping hand. The Invisible Jumpstart is designed specifically to get your business engine up and running. Smoothly.

Over a series of weeks/months, I guide you in creating a strategic plan to grow and streamline your business using contractors. Once the plan is in place, I coach and support you as you implement systems specifically tailored to your business.

Investment: Cost: $550 for five phone sessions + e-mail support*.

• Additional sessions can be purchased at a discounted rate.

Invisible Department

You’ve decided you love your business and you just don’t want to deal with the difficult side of managing people. The Invisible Department is the all inclusive, idea-to-implementation, ‘done for you’ option.

This is where we plan and build your business an Invisible Department for Getting Things Done. I work with you to design a solution that can include things like: recruiting and hiring, counseling, terminations, reviews, and more.

After we determine the specifics, we set up a monthly subscription to fit your needs and budget…and then I make it happen. I’ll either put a team in place to execute your plan, share my Project Manager with you OR I’ll source and train your new Online Business Manager to execute your strategy.

Investment: by project. Please e-mail me for details. 

Invisible Evaluation

No matter what level of support you need, this is how we get started: with a FREE 20 minute Invisible Evaluation.

During this call, we discuss your business, goals, triumphs and tribulations…and figure out if we’re the right fit for each other.

When you’re ready to move forward, we determine which coaching package is right for you.

Book a FREE Invisible Evaluation now