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Speak Up

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 23, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Common Courtesy, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Work-Life

Melissa and I recently had an experience that reinforced the value of speaking up. You might benefit from our experience. We’re members of a wine club which includes monthly wine tasting opportunities. Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the tastings were suspended, but we’re still paying for them, thus, the club came up with a scheme […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 23, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Common Courtesy, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Work-Life

David almost always speaks up. He has been speaking up about things for a long time. He told me about speaking up, in the form of challenging one of his teachers about unfair test grading, when he was a child. David often speaks up, not only on his behalf, but on the behalf of other […]

We Just Laughed and Got Wet

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 21, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Work-Life

Recently, David and I had the pleasure of spending a weekend with our dear friends, Roger and Janine. Since selling our boat, David and I have had to rely on the generosity of our friends, such as Roger and Janine, to take us for boat rides. Our boat ride and weekend visit was delayed for […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 21, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Work-Life

After 8+ weeks of being “locked down,” it was great to get out of town, as we frequently do, and even better, to visit Janine and Roger with the goal of spending time on the water. Despite our planned day of “on the water” turning into a day “in the rain water,” we had a […]

Pie Power

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 14, 2020

Category: Business personalities, Common Courtesy, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Psychology, Small Business Success, Work-Life

John Lennon wrote a great song called “Power to the People.” Norman Vincent Peale wrote many books about the “power of positive thinking.” There are a lot of phrases, movements, and other social issues related to power. But, until recently, I had never considered Pie Power. What is Pie Power? Pie Power is my term […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 14, 2020

Pie Power – an excuse to bring a few smiles in turbulent times. And, the times were turbulent when we (I should say when Melissa) conceived of the Pie Power pandemic loosening campaign. Loosening of the restrictions, that is. (Then the world got more turbulent; perhaps more pies are now needed.) The tensions in the […]

Train the old dog

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 9, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

The last 3 months of pandemic restrictions have caused many of us to learn new tricks. I have thought many times of the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Either that is wrong, or many of us aren’t really old, or aren’t really dogs. I’ve spoken with many people, not dogs, in […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 9, 2020

Many people are more comfortable doing things the way they have always done them. These types of people usually prefer routine over novelty. For example, they order the same food every time they go to a restaurant; they return to the same place repeatedly when they go on an outing, such as to the beach, […]

Dr. John C. Brigham

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 7, 2020

Category: Careers, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Partnerships, Psychology, Trial Consultants

I have been planning to write this post for a long time. Today is the day. As I mentioned in my previous post, my major professor is Dr. John C. “Jack” Brigham. As hard as it is for me to believe, I met Jack in 1980, 40 years ago, when I was trying to decide […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 7, 2020

Category: Careers, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Partnerships, Psychology, Trial Consultants

One never knows the future impact of making connections. Jack has been a great mentor to Melissa, and others, for a long time. In the academic world, these connections are like family trees. I didn’t always know that, but I learned it years ago by getting to know Jack and many others in Melissa’s psychology […]

Racial Attitudes in America

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 30, 2020

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Trial Consultants

Racial Attitudes in America is a scholarly book published in 1972 and written by Dr. John C. “Jack” Brigham. Dr. Brigham is not only one of the most highly regarded social psychologists in the world, he is my major professor. (For non academic readers of this post, a major professor is the primary professor of […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 30, 2020

Little did I know, when I met Melissa, how immersed in the world of psychology, specifically social psychology, I would become. It has been quite an education, and a positive one at that! I took psychology 101, and another psychology course or two in college; more in grad school. But, my real psychological education has […]

Changes aren’t permanent, but change is

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 25, 2020

Category: Business personalities, Careers, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

The title to this post is taken from a line in the Rush song, Tom Sawyer (1981, Moving Pictures). “He knows changes aren’t permanent, But change is…” I’m hopeful that, by the time this post is published, we are all adjusting to a new normal. As I write it, we do not know what that […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 25, 2020

This is the last in the long list of posts David and I have written about the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Hooray! I, like everyone else, will be ecstatic to be able to move on with my life as soon as possible. Along these lines, I believe it will be important for all of us […]

Be Prepared: Prepared, for what?

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 18, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Small Business Success, Travel, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

I was, for a short while, a Boy Scout. The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” Though I wasn’t a scout for long, that motto is one I’ve taken to heart my whole life – whether personal or professional. I have always tried to use foresight and prepare for contingencies. Years ago, when working as […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 18, 2020

It’s difficult to be prepared for something one doesn’t anticipate. For example, I would never have anticipated that the COVID-19 pandemic would have led to mass hysteria over toilet paper! What in the world has toilet paper got to do with anything? (Yes, I know all about it now. People are resorting to primordial behavior, […]

Having Fun in Changing Times

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 16, 2020

Category: Getting the Job Done, Life Outside of Work, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life

The COVID-19 stay at home orders are, to most people, including me, a drag. They are, in fact, a real drag. No doubt about it. I am a person who loves social activities. I enjoy spending time with my friends, going to rock and roll concerts, traveling, going to community events, eating in restaurants, going […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 16, 2020

Category: Getting the Job Done, Life Outside of Work, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Psychology, Work-Life

I second Melissa’s comments about the “safer at home” orders being a drag. We, as Americans, are not accustomed to being told what to do – you know, we are the land of the free and the home of the brave. But certain challenges require certain responses. I will state clearly that I think some […]

Learning New Tricks

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 11, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Workplace Technology

As I write this, it has been just over a month since the world’s doors slammed shut. Or, at least the doors in the U.S.A, or at least, in Florida. Well, more or less shut – it changes day by day. As we’ve posted and will continue to do a few more times, COVID-19 has […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 11, 2020

I mentioned to a friend of mine, who is a retired attorney and, prior to retiring, was a long time client of Magnus’, that David and I are in the process of re-inventing ourselves, and Magnus, in this time of social isolation. He remarked that it seems a shame for me to have spent my […]

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