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Small Business Ownership: Always On

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On May 23, 2019

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

One of the things I do when writing a blog post is to categorize it so that one can search for similar topics on our website. The list of categories has grown over time but has always included #WorkLife. Work Life is usually followed by “balance” as in work/life balance, meaning how to manage one’s […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On May 23, 2019

Owning a small business is not for the faint of heart. Owning a small business with one’s spouse is only for the heartiest of individuals. David and I are fortunate, in that our jobs within our company do not overlap. David has expertise in many areas, such as business management, finances, accounting, etc. that I […]

Cleaning the Closet

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On May 2, 2019

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

When we have lulls in “real work,” we have a to do list that keeps us from getting bored. At the top of that list recently was cleaning out the equipment closet. The equipment closet is where we store an array of items required for our work. You might think, by looking in our closet, […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On May 2, 2019

As David mentioned, we have invested many thousands of dollars on equipment since Magnus’ inception in 1993. I have many fond memories of our huge video cameras that reminded me of those used by TV camera crews. Those old cameras, when new, cost a small fortune, at least as far as I was concerned. When […]

Why We Control The Video Recordings

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David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 20, 2018

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Workplace Technology

I recently had the unique opportunity to gather some “competitive intelligence” in the form of reviewing a competitor’s proposal. Hey, it fell into my lap; what was I supposed to do? Anyway, a small part of the proposal touted the idea of using a marketing research facility; in fact, this proposal was somewhat reliant on […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 20, 2018

Category: Careers, Getting the Job Done, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Trial Consultants, Trial Consulting, Workplace Technology

Call me a “control freak” all you want; I prefer not to take any chances when I am conducting research for Magnus’ clients. We are not in the video recording or production business, however, part of the services we offer to our clients includes video recording our proceedings, including the presentations made by the attorneys […]

Reflections on Technology Changes

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On December 13, 2018

Category: Business personalities, Business Travel, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

I was thinking about my iPhone recently in the context of how that small, but complex, device has made changes to my daily routine, to my work pattern. It did not happen over night, nor with the iPhone alone. I have had a car phone since the early 1980s. My first was a radio-phone which […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On December 13, 2018

I am constantly amazed at the numerous ways technology has changed our ability to perform work on behalf of Magnus’ clients. David and I have been in the trial consulting business for a long, long time. I used to marvel at the efficiency of sending a fax to a client instead of mailing them a […]

Tallahassee Old Friends

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Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 20, 2018

Category: Business Travel, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Research, Life Outside of Work, Litigation Consultants, Litigation Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Trial Consultants, Work-Life, Workplace Technology

I have always been fortunate to be the kind of person who makes friends easily. Regardless of the situation in which I find myself, I always find one or more kindred spirits with whom I can socialize. Some of my friends, in fact, refer to me as a “social butterfly,” whatever that means! On a […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 20, 2018

I am fortunate to have met these Tallahassee people and get to know them to varying degrees. (And, I’ve met many of Melissa’s friends in, or from, Fort Myers in various other places as well.) I’ll say Melissa is fortunate to know them, and they, her. Good friendships are like that – two way streets. […]

Don’t waste time

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On January 2, 2018

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Careers, Common Courtesy, Employment, Getting the Job Done, Getting Through Life and Work, Jury Consultants, Jury Research, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

A post on which I was first author was titled, “Time is Precious.” This, related, post is a reminder: Don’t waste time. People have varying conceptions of time. Some of these conceptualizations are culturally based, while others are personality based. I have an acquaintance who boastfully stated she is “never” on time for church, but […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On January 2, 2018

There are so many time wasters in the world today, many held in the palm of a hand in the form of a smart phone. As I posted previously, some things which appear to be wasting time are not. Waiting unnecessarily, as Melissa references, is not one of those times. With friends, perhaps, there is […]

Put a label on it

A Point of View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On November 2, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

Though I’ve previously written about a similar topic with a post which appeared on December 10, 2015 “Organize & Label the Equipment,” recent experiences lead me to revisit the topic from a different angle. That post was about our efforts to label our equipment as ours such that it doesn’t get confused with that owned […]

Another View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On November 2, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Careers, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Workplace Technology

David’s fondness for labels, checklists, and written protocols is well known by those of us at Magnus. It seems, at least to me, that we have written documentation of almost everything we do, thus, it came as a surprise to me that, in our haste to make hurricane preparations, we overlooked anything, including the important […]

It’s Okay to be Different

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 12, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business personalities, Careers, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Managing Employees, Small Business Success, Trial Consulting, Workplace Technology

My dearly departed Mother would be happy to know all of the things she taught me have been put into practice. I was listening to what she said, often, over and over and over, and now I find myself saying, “Mom was right!” many times. On numerous occasions, when I would petulantly state to Mom, […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 12, 2017

Most entrepreneurs have an “it’s okay to be different” mindset. As entrepreneurs, doing business our own, different way is usually a part of filling a niche` or providing customized services. So, the lesson Melissa took from her mother works to the benefit of our clients in our focus on each case as different, unique, and […]

Blaming Me for Others’ Mistakes

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On September 5, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Relationships, Common Courtesy, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Small Business Success, Trial Consulting, Workplace Technology

I make mistakes. Everyone does! But, while everyone makes mistakes, not everyone admits having done so. In fact, some people excel in blaming other people for their mistakes, in an attempt to avoid accepting responsibility for the negative consequences of their actions. Recent events in my office prompted this post. As almost everyone who works […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On September 5, 2017

In my opinion, in the scenario which Melissa describes, the situation was not so much blaming her specifically, but her/us as a company, for having a tangled, cobbled together computer system that evolved over the past 25 years of so we’ve been in business. We/she had, and have, some specific ways we want things to […]

Off the Grid

A Point of View

Melissa Pigott, Ph.D.

On August 29, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Workplace Technology

At the time of this writing, my office recently underwent (or, more accurately, suffered through) an email conversion. There was nothing wrong with the old email system, at least as far as I was concerned. My email was working just fine and, being the type of person who prefers to leave things alone, I agreed […]

Another View

David H. Fauss, M.S.M.

On August 29, 2017

Category: Business Frustrations, Business Partnerships, Business personalities, Entrepreneurship, Getting the Job Done, Magnus, Magnus Insights, Magnus Research, Workplace Technology

For the record, there were a number of reasons that the email system needed to be updated. But, in general, as “rigged” as our old system had become, it was working and, like Melissa, I am always apprehensive about making changes. I am not “afraid of change,” but will admit to being “afraid of chaos” […]

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