In Memory of Clyde
The entire TRG team mourns the loss of our beloved Clyde.
With regret we have said good-bye to our devoted companion in all we have done.
His constant love and devotion will be sorely missed.
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The Regis Group, Inc.102 North King Street | Leesburg, VA 20176 | 703 777-2233 | www.regisgroup.com November 2012
A Celebration Of Entrepreneurs
TRG is proud to announce the web-based launch of Bee Floral Designs, LLC developed by our very own Deborah Cornwell. This most admirable start wraps around her distinctive talent for life-like, ‘permanent’ floral display that she has perfected over time completely on her own.
A point of pride is to note that her special offering has been accomplished in addition to the advancement of her extraordinary business management capabilities.
Over the past months Deborah has taken a lead role in capturing and refining the pattern of Policies and Procedures within the TRG model.
Deborah’s roll-out of Bee Floral Designs, LLC is being accomplished (most appropriately) with the direct help by our “Interaction Design” colleagues in Indiana, Studio Cypher, who have helped her create a web presence.
Simultaneously, our entire team is pleased to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Gloucester, MA -based First R Foundation, a unique development inspired by our more than a friend, Pat Earle. A decade ago, Pat imagined connecting the youngest among us with business and community leaders to advance the written word through reading out loud to them. This extraordinary development has resulted in over two thousand readings to date in the Gloucester vicinity and is now being modeled for replication nationwide.
Her effort began as a response to the unfortunate need to curtail certain public school functions that we all relied on to help us start down the line toward both literacy and a love of the written word.
Your direct attention as to how this powerful concept might be repeated in your community is strongly urged. Yes… as with Bee Floral Designs, LLC, this is far more than theorizing, but the advancement of outcomes that benefit us all in a blend of beauty that can touch us all and in the minds of the youngest among us.
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Focus on the Future
Guest Predictions:
Peter H. Miller
Guest Predictions is a regular feature in which we ask leaders in a number of professions a set of questions that affect us all.
Miller Zimmerman, PLC is a general practice law firm located in Leesburg, Virginia. The principals are Peter H. Miller and Eric V. Zimmerman. Mr. Miller has been practicing since 1989 with a focus on civil litigation, corporate matters, domestic relations and estate planning. Mr. Miller is admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Mr. Miller lives near Hamilton, Virginia with his wife and three sons.
Mr. Miller is active in numerous church and civic matters, including youth sports. He often donates his time to non-profit ventures. In addition to providing his clients excellent service, he is committed to returning value to the community.
Q: Which changes in your professional environment in the past 3-5 years have you found to be the most beneficial?
A: The ease with which clients and professional colleagues are able to procure, share, store and retrieve electronic data has progressed significantly. This also mirrors the client’s knowledge of how to use technology to secure new information that helps move their legal matter forward. Overall my clients seem to be better acquainted with electronics and software. This helps place their information in front of me more promptly in a useable format that helps me advance their legal matter.
Q: What changes have been the most troubling to you?
A: The volume of data being transferred, coupled with a growing belief that everything should be instantaneous, can at times create an unreasonable expectation of the need to compress professional deliberation. Careful consideration is still the key to top quality professional advice.
Q: How will globalization affect your professional area in the near term?
A: Due to my location in the metropolitan Washington, DC area, my law practice has become quite diverse from a cultural perspective. My clients come from all over the world, and I really enjoy that aspect of my work. Those professionals who are able to reach out and embrace all cultural backgrounds will engender good relations, while those uncomfortable with such changes will be closing doors.
Q: What significant challenges might be anticipated in your professional area in the next few years?
A: Economic changes are causing parallel changes in how my colleagues and I are being influenced to conduct litigation. As a result, it is wise to help clients select battles carefully with a solid understanding of the implications of what they are seeking.
Q: What are the greatest challenges confronting young professionals in Western culture today?
A: Young professionals entering the work force are often burdened by carrying the cost of their education, while the cost of key human services (such as health insurance and housing) are so significant, that they may be forced to delay starting a family. My concern is that while young professionals might be accelerating their careers, they may be losing perspective in regards to their personal and family lives.
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Marc Chinoy
President's Letter
Greeting!
The theme of our letter this month is independence of spirit.
Our Clyde is gone... the notice to the left points to the hole left behind the excellence of his presence and his distinct point of view.
At the same time we are being touched once again by the strength of the entrepreneurial spirit on several fronts. Our central column is split between a strong bravo to the formal start of Bee Floral Designs, LLC and a significant moment in the decade long success of First R. Finally, (but by no means of less consequence) our interview is with a completely independently-minded litigator, Peter Miller, who has partnered with our very own Eric Zimmerman, showing once again how bigger (in terms of firm size) is definitely not always better (in terms of focus on clients and results)! While every Agenda has zeroed in on key business messages, this one more than most has an underlying message that says, “Yes,,, I CAN do this!” Please enjoy!
Marc
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BizSpeak!
Winner of the Month:
"Breathing Down My Neck"
Definition:
Having an issue, personality or unrelenting circumstance making life miserable by focusing attention on you in a way sure to create discomfort.
Related Terms:
Raising a sweat, Stampeded, Being hustled along
How it Sounds:
"It looks like George will be Breathing Down Your Neck until you Cough Up the Dough for the Ride."
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