Another fun week of James and Amy! Following Halloween, James and Amy shared their mission of Halloween costumes and handing out Halloween candy. Kicking off this week's episode, DATTOCON missed out an opportunity for press and hype. From lack of a major announcement, there is a PR opportunity missed.

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1.) MSP Question of the week: How can you hold your team accountable?

Business coaches are being hired all across the country due to a lack of accountability. Instead, James and Amy share some insightful areas to strengthen your accountability with your team:

• Set goals with your team on a set cadence either daily or weekly
• Create expectations in writing with your team. Utilizing meetings, such as a daily huddle, can be a great opportunity to do a checkin with the team and leadership.
• Enhanced communication is effective accountability. Accountability is not conflict, instead, accountability is effective communication.
• Train your employees. Without proper training, it is difficult to hold employees accountable.

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2.) Notes on the News

a). The Consequences of Getting Hacked: DNA-testing website 23andMe fights for survival

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gm08nlxr3o

b.) How big tech instends to power AI's thirst for energy:

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/04/data-centers-how-big-tech-intends-to-power-ais-thirst-for-energy.html

A huge upswing in the number of data centers worldwide shows no signs of slowing down, prompting Big Tech to consider how best to power the artificial intelligence revolution.

Some of the options on the table include a pivot to nuclear energy, liquid cooling for data centers and quantum computing.

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3.) 5 Minutes with a Smart Person: Dan Amaro w/ E-Merge Real Estate from Ohio. Dan shares his story of success of becoming a full-time realtor and the steps he took to persevere.

Learn more about Dan by following him on social media or sending an email to [email protected].

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