This is a guest post from Jay Elliot on Steve Jobs. Jay is an expert on how to think and act like Steve Jobs.

These are lessons from Deepak Chopra on how to be a more effective leader. Deepak shares a seven step framework for leaders, where each letter represents a different aspect of being an effective leader.

This is a guest post from best-selling authors Roger Conners and Tom Smith on personal accountability and how it’s the key to your success.

This is a guest post from Gino Wickman. Gino is the author of the award-winning book, “Traction: Get a Grip on your Business.” Gino is also an entrepreneur with skill and his passion is helping business owners and leaders get what they want out of their business.

Conflict happens. How you respond to and resolve conflict will limit or enable your success. Learn the five conflict management styles based on Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument.

“Humanities greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.” – Bill Gates

Passion, intensity, and tenacity. That’s one way to describe Bill Gates.

“Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it’s always worth trying and trying now.” — Jane McGonigal

“It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.” — Stephen Covey

It’s a new year and a fresh start. Now is a perfectly good time to establish what’s important for you or chart a new course.

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

One of the best ways to deal with change is to anticipate it. At the beginning of each year, I take a step back to see the forest for the trees.

“The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.” — Agha Hasan Abedi

I finished my new list of insightful Management Books. It’s a collection of my favorite and noteworthy management books.

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell

Not too long ago, a few of my readers suggested I share the resources I use on the Web.

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’ve got a brand new version of my Leadership Books list. My previous list just did not do justice to the space. I think this list now gives everybody a better chance at finding the gems, learning some of the best insights, and turning insight into action.

HBR (Harvard Business Review) is one of my favorite sources of insight. HBR basically helps you learn how leaders are shaping the practice of business, while drawing from stories, case studies, authors, and research.

Are you asking the right questions? Inspiring minds want to know. The right question can be just the right prompt to inspire you to action, gain better perspective, or help you make the most of any situation.

“People are more easily led than driven.” — David Harold Fink

When you lead other people, you tend to have a natural preference to either focus on the task at hand (task-oriented) or to focus on the people that will be doing the work (relationship-oriented.)

“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” – Bruce Lee

How do you make sense of what’s driving a manager or the people around you that you work with everyday? If you understand what’s driving people, you can better understand the behaviors, blend your behaviors, and anticipate situations.

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker

One of the best way I know to reduce fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is to improve your anticipation skills.

One of the ways I improve my ability to see ahead is to build a map of key trends. This helps me make sense of changes I see as well as find the best path forward. Rather than give you a bunch of theory, I’ll just show you can example of how I build my trends map each year. Here is an example of my key trends map for 2010 …

“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.” — Aristotle

Now there’s a fine question to start you day with, isn’t it? Take heart, this post just might let your inner-kid out to play and make your day more meaningful, in whatever you do.

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” — Winston Churchill

To predict explosive change before it occurs, you need to be able to distinguish a “spider” from a “starfish.” A starfish can replicate and spread a fluid set of ideas, beliefs, values, and norms. This is the hidden power behind things like Wikipedia, craigslist, Skype, and even the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous.

“Peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you’re capable.” – John Wooden

John Wooden was a living legend. He was also one of the most successful basketball coaches of all time and he lived a simple life focusing on personal excellence, personal integrity, love, and balance.