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Champagne on 1st

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 23, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Partnerships, RoadWarrior, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consultants, Work-Life

David and I celebrate life. If we look around, there is something to celebrate every day. One event David and I have always celebrated is our anniversary. We were married on New Year’s Day, January 1. We selected January 1 because it is a holiday and, therefore, we would never have to work on our […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 23, 2021

The sound of the pop of a cork always brings a smile to our faces. Opening our many bottles of champagne (or non-French “sparkling wine”) has made me pretty good at it. I have only had a cork fly away 1 or 2 times in all these years. We try to keep well stocked so […]

Being Rich

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 4, 2021

Category: Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

Two recent things prompted me to write this post. This post is mostly about the first of these, the loss of a long time friend of over 40 years named Vince. COVID cut his rich life short. The second thing was a conversation I had with another friend who is rich – financially. These things […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 4, 2021

Category: Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

Characterizing someone as rich only because he or she has a lot of money misses the point, in my opinion. My mom used to describe herself as “rich” because to her, she was rich as a child of God while she lived her life on Earth awaiting her heavenly home with streets paved of gold. […]

Making Friends

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 21, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Common Courtesy, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life

A recent email conversation with a friend, Tom, made me think about a fact of life that has some unfortunate consequences. As adults in the working world, we typically relate to each other on a single dimension, that of work. Whatever the work relationship, co-workers, client/consultant, or otherwise, our interactions are narrow in comparison to […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 21, 2021

Luckily for me, I have always made friends in every kind of situation. David’s friend, Tom, is an attorney at a large law firm, but neither David or I knew this when we met him while sitting next to each other at a RUSH concert. David and I also met another, prominent and high profile, […]

Things Back to Normal! Water Fountains, Crowded Elevators, Smiling Faces

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On October 12, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Tips, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Marketing your Business, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, RoadWarrior, Small Business Success, Travel, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

Hooray! Hooray! I had the privilege of selecting 2 juries, for 2 different clients, in 2 different courthouses, recently. Usually, this would be nothing to write about, however, these jury selections were noteworthy due to the fact that they were the first, and second, jury selections for me since the world shut down in March […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On October 12, 2021

As the one who watches the business side of our business, it is great for Melissa to be back in the courthouse again. Non functioning courts have been terrible for our business as clients have had little perceived need or motivation to hire a trial consultant if there can be no trials. So, having trials […]

My Three Sons

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 7, 2021

Category: Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Work-Life

David is one of the three sons of the late Carole and Herman Fauss. David is the eldest son, followed by Dale, then many years later, Stephen. Unlike many families with whom I am familiar, David and his brothers share a harmonious existence. None of them have ever been in any kind of trouble, there […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 7, 2021

Writing this a few months after my parents’ deaths, it is interesting to reflect on how we three sons/brothers worked together well. We missed a few details; there was so much to be done to look after our parents’ affairs. But, we worked together in ways that apparently aren’t the case in all families. I […]

DHTs

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On August 3, 2021

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Entrepreneurship, Getting Through Life and Work, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Small Business Success, Work-Life

I’m not sure when David invented DHTs, but I think it was during the time we lived part time in my hometown, Fort Myers, to help care for my mother during the final years of her life. For David and me, who own and operate a small business that requires frequent travel, commuting to and […]

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On August 3, 2021

There is an extra tension in a marriage when one also works with one’s spouse as we have for 30+ years. It is a 24/7/365 lifestyle unless one of us is traveling for business, and that is often a together activity for us. Inevitably, there will be tensions and stresses that become personal even if […]

Work Life Balance

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On July 8, 2021

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Business Travel, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Magnus Insights, Managing Employees, Mental Health, Partnerships, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Work-Life

The term “Work Life Balance” seems to have existed for a long time. In writing this post, I did a bit of quick research and found the concept was not well defined until the last 20 years. Researchers have identified 3 key balance components: time, involvement and satisfaction. When work or life (family) demands are […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On July 8, 2021

Due to the lasting impact of COVID-19 on our nation’s workplaces, the issue of work/life balance has taken on a new urgency. Although many corporations are requiring their employees to return to the office full time, and some workplaces, such as hospitals, never allowed remote working, other employers are struggling for ways to keep their […]

Designated Hug Time

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On March 11, 2021

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Giving Back, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Mental Health, Partnerships, Psychology, Small Business Success, Work-Life

One of our categories for our posts is Work Life, usually said as “work life balance.” Especially when operating a small family run, or mom & pop business, there are additional stresses in the running of that business which would not be present otherwise. Considering that families who work together spend almost 24 hours a […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On March 11, 2021

Well, it’s about time David wrote this post! We keep a list of topics and this topic is David’s #134, meaning it has been on his list of things to write about for a long time. I have been eager for David to write about our DHTs because this topic is one of the easiest […]

Ed Groot

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 14, 2021

Category: Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Business Relationships, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Growing Old is Not for Sissies, Life Outside of Work, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Partnerships, Trial Consultants

Way back in 1993, Melissa and I first started contemplating opening our own trial consulting practice. Pretty soon, those discussions included a third individual, Ed Groot. The three of us were working for another trial consultant in what can simply be described as a toxic work environment. The three of us started planning what became […]

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 14, 2021

I’m not sure why I was compelled to search for Ed Groot on my computer today, but something kept nagging me to do it. I immediately came across his obituary and read that he passed away on November 30, 2020. He would have been 80 years old on January 2, 2021. When David and I […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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