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We Do Our Jobs Even When Others Don’t

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 8, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Partnerships, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

Recently, we at Magnus had what appeared, at first, to be a promising new business opportunity. This new opportunity was planned as a joint venture among 3 companies, including Magnus. Another company is a company that has been a long time vendor of ours, with the other company being known only to our vendor and […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 8, 2020

As we write this, the fallout from this experience has continued. There are some hurt feelings amongst all, especially those with whom we planned to partner. But, the underlying objective we have at Magnus is to get the job done, and get it done well. (I’d add that anything Melissa and I undertake is done […]

Morning Walks

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On August 6, 2020

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Mental Health, Partnerships, Small Business Success, Work-Life

In an effort to get a bit of exercise, Melissa and I take frequent walks through our neighborhood. It is a great neighborhood for walking and we have several routine routes. I’ll share a secret, because of these walks, our arrival at the office is later than our official start time of 9:00 a.m. I’m […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On August 6, 2020

As David and I have written on numerous occasions, owning a small business requires working more than 40 hours a week. In fact, David and I are rarely completely off work. On the other hand, we have almost complete control over our schedules and the flexibility to work from home, from a hotel room, or […]

Front of the house and back of the house

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On August 4, 2020

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

David and I are fortunate to have excellent restaurants located near our home in south Florida. To us, an excellent restaurant is not a chain restaurant; rather, it is a local, family owned restaurant whose proprietors take as much pride in their food and libations as we take in owning and operating our business. An […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On August 4, 2020

Melissa’s comparison to front of house and back of house is interesting as we often struggle to figure out the division of labor. But, she’s right in that though I participate in day of research duties and report writing, that’s her bailiwick. She, like the chef, creates the “meat” of what we do as trial […]

Be Prepared: Prepared, for what?

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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, […]

Working in Changing Times

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On June 9, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Managing Employees, Marketing your Business, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

The times, they are a-changin’” said Bob Dylan, in a song of the same name. Oh yes, the times are certainly changing! The times are changing in ways most people could never have imagined. And, the times are changing whether we like it or not. At this point in my long career, I have suddenly […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On June 9, 2020

Dylan may have sung that times were changing, but I’d suggest now, that things have changed. Forever. In some ways, there is no going back. Hopefully, lessons we are learning now will make a difference going forward. A big lesson is that invisible threats like viruses are more lethal than most any weapon of war […]

If the cake is bad, what good is the frosting?

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On April 21, 2020

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Marketing your Business, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

David and I become inspired to write our blog posts in a variety of ways, including by sources that many people would not find particularly inspiring. As an example, this post was inspired by a fortune cookie that was included in a recent delivery from a local Chinese restaurant. Many so called fortunes found inside […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On April 21, 2020

If the cake is bad, what good is the frosting? I guess this is similar to the adage about not judging a book by its cover. The book cover, or the frosting, can cover up what is worn or rotten inside. Cutting the cake, looking under the hood, or beyond a glossy cover, reveals what […]

Morning Routine

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 5, 2020

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success, Work-Life

Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup…and so it goes in the daily life of many people. (Hopefully, the readers of this blog know the source for these famous lyrics.) For Melissa and me, there is no downstairs and we don’t drink […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 5, 2020

Even though I am certain everyone who reads David’s and my posts know the lyrics David quoted at the beginning of today’s post were written by Paul McCartney (and credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney) on the song titled, “A Day in the Life,” I am compelled to give credit where credit is due. […]

Whistleblowing isn’t easy

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 16, 2020

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Employment, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Jury Consultants, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Trial Consulting

Much has been in the news lately about people blowing whistles on allegations of corruption and abuse. Without discussing these specific situations, I want to address the act of sounding an alarm, or blowing a whistle. I have written something on this previously, but it warrants revisiting. I will start by saying that, if you […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 16, 2020

To the uninitiated, whistle blower means the same thing as tattletale. In fact, dictionary definitions of both terms list them as synonyms, along with others, such as betrayer, informant, nark, rat fink, and snitch. In my view, there are different circumstances that lead to the characterization of people who “tell on” others. For example, in […]

Pro bono work – why do it

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 14, 2020

Category: Business Partnerships, Business Relationships, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Giving Back, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

In the almost 30 years David and I have owned and operated Magnus Research Consultants, we have been privileged to work on several high profile pro bono cases. Pro bono means “for the public good” and it is usually performed by attorneys for free, that is, at no cost to their clients. Many lawyers are […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 14, 2020

The pro bono cases on which we’ve worked have been some of the most personally rewarding cases we have handled. While the intellectual rewards of the work we do are often felt, in these cases, it has been something special. The cases have been unique, cases with questions no one has had to answer previously, […]

If someone isn’t nice to me, they won’t see me again, ever.

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 31, 2019

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Common Courtesy, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Litigation Research, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Mental Health, Psychology, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting

My time is valuable. It is valuable to me, if not to anyone else. (In that Magnus’ clients compensate my company, and thus, me, in relatively high amounts of money, I would argue that my time is perceived as valuable to someone other than me. But, I digress.) Because I value my time and my […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 31, 2019

Fortunately, as we wrote in the prior related post, our clients are usually nice, professional, even kind and friendly. We all know we’re working together for a common goal and egos usually stay in check. But, there are exceptions. I used the example of a particularly toxic client we once had who, with our help, […]

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