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June 2009 NewPath meeting is the "best deal in town"

Where else can you go to a free networking meeting and meet such great people? We had 19 reservations at last night's NewPath event and the following people showed up and had a terrific time networking and getting to know each other at a level that most other networking event don't even come close to. I think all of our guests will agree -- you had a great time didn't you? And it was free. Best deal in town.

Here are the folks who came out -- feel free to comment and add your own details in the comments below!

Posted by on June 25, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Why are you flying solo? Casa Loma Network Kiwanis Club - Thurs. Jun 18 at 7pm


Why are you flying solo?

Networking (noun) a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest.   It's a word we all throw around freely, but stop and think about the specific benefits you can enjoy in contrast to 'going it alone': 

  • You get to "see and be seen".
  • Find out what others are doing to achieve their success.
  • If you are facing a challenge, chances are you're not the only one!
  • Share information and find out how others have conquered those same obstacles.
  • Learn from the brightest and the best in the business world through seminars addressing timely topics.
  • Expose your business to potential clients; build great business relationships with your peers.
  • Showcase your product or service.

Let us help you set the course for your success. Join us today! 

On June 18, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
You are invited to attend our monthly networking
event at Historic Casa Loma.

Sponsored By


Are you a business owner who is looking to work smarter, not harder? Do you want breakthroughs to do things easier and faster? 

Are you someone who is looking to upgrade your skills to have an advantage in our competitive marketplace? 

If you said yes to any one of these questions, then your attendance is mandatory.

$30.00 By Reservation Only 
Dead Line For Reservations is Tuesday @ 3:00 pm
Seating is limited to 50 people

CONTACT US TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Candice Green at 416-926-1588 or email [email protected] to RSVP.
Bring a friend and we’ll see you there!

Posted by on June 15, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The effects of networking on your career and your upward mobility

Flavian DeLima recently sent me an interesting report which I have been digesting over the past week or so. The basic premise is that neworking is a huge factor in how you get your next job and even how much you get paid in that job.

637 professionals were interviewed by the Pepperdine University business school and the following questions were answered:
  • How do professionals currently leverage professional and social networks?  
  • How does networking impact current and future professional opportunities?
  • What skills are most important in building effective, professional networks?
  • What skills are most important in building effective, professional networks? "elite" professionals with heightened networking skills; if so, how do those heightened skills impact their access to more professional opportunities and, ultimately, their income?
  • What practices do the "elite" follow that the non-elite do not?
  • Which professional networking tools are most effective and why?
Some surprising findings came out (which may not be surprising to NewPathers since we get together face to face often):
  • effective networking really does drive career success
  • dramatic increases in income can be derived from effective networking
  • building long-lasting, deep relationships are key to effective networking & online tools are only a small part of building those relationships
  • 2 areas that "elite" networkers need help with: getting new contacts and getting meaningful introductions to new contacts
If you have comments and opinions please enter them in the comments below -- I am keen to hear what you have to say and whether we can take some of the suggestions to heart to improve NewPath. 

Posted by on June 11, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Do Not Be This Manager - Sesame Street Spoof of "30 Rock"

Pretty hilarious, if not surreal a bit... But seriously, this may be ok for kids but for adults -- they rarely like such managers... A good story here for treating people like adults, not children.


Posted by on June 09, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

NewPath is on Twitter @newpathnetwork

The NewPath Network is now on Twitter - look for us @newpathnetwork

Posted by on June 08, 2009 |

"Yes We Did", Google's creative fountain, Right to Play's Nail and Sail

Here's another edition of NewPath's "cool event, awesome product, creative fundraiser" series...

Cool Event

Rahaf Farshoush launching her book "Yes We Did" on Jun 4 at 5pm at Rotman Business School.

You may have seen Rahaf talk about her involvement in Barack Obama's social media campaign. There are some interesting insights and lots to share. Social media is evolving but it is always good to see the trends on what to do and what not to do. Rahaf will be signing her book and Don Tapscott of Wikinomics fame is supposed to be there as well.

There is a video online of the whole presentation from U of Toronto - Rotman as well.

Awesome Product

The new search features in Google Search are a bit deceptive to find, but they're there and they are quite useful. I've filtered my search by chronological recency several times to find more relevant discussions and web pages that have recently been updated.

I think it is interesting that Google is continually refining the high quality search by introducing small features in a modest way to "bring people along" rather than dumping a lot of features.

For example, does Microsoft's bing.com really think that having a picture load behind the search box really change the search experience? If anything it means that the home pages takes a few extra milliseconds to load (or more depending on the device and connection). Why would they make a design decision like that? Cognitively speaking, it also takes your thought process away from the task at hand -- instead of putting together a decent search phrase you're wondering "What's that a picture of?" Google instead changes the Google logo to celebrate and underline what's happening today and cognitively it's a reinforcement of the task that I am doing today. This slight change in design makes Google win for me.


Also Google Wave launched for developers -- once I get my hands on it I will give you guys a heads up. CNET has some thoughts already.


Creative Fundraiser

Right to Play's "Nail and Sail" fundraiser on June 25 2009. Build a boat and sail it off Woodbine Beach. What could be better?


Posted by on June 04, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

The Art of Skill and Mastery - Danny MacAskill doing bicycle street tricks

This may not be for everyone -- the point of putting this video up on this website is to show what practice and mastery can do for you - in anything.


Just check out this fellow Danny MacAskill doing some amazing street tricks on his MTB. It seems like he's levitating sometimes and I had to do a double take on some shots.

Now, think about this: For each awesome trick, how many falls do you think he had to make?

Posted by on June 04, 2009 | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)