Friday Fellowship

Understanding how you and the people you work with see themselves in time is important because reams of research suggest that being optimistic about the future contributes to productivity. @LinRod sb.stratbz.to/43nKCky via @stratandbiz

Read more at the link below about Seminar Two of the 2025-27 Friday Fellowship class held in February 2026 by the Albemarle Sound - postponed by the statewide snowstorm yet the group adapted! fridayfellowship.org/news/722103/Fr… #nced

that we are each other’s harvest: we are each other’s business: we are each other’s magnitude and bond. —Gwendolyn Brooks poets.org/poem/paul-robe…

Woke up to the news of Jesse Jackson's death this AM. Last year my friend @GibbsKnotts and I wrote a bit about how Jackson's life & legacy were shaped by his roots in the South You can read it at @ConversationUS: theconversation.com/how-jesse-jack… or here: chriscooperwcu.substack.com/p/how-jesse-ja…

Meta’s AI Data Center Sparks a Crisis in the Bible Belt Over the Power of Faith | @AdamLMahoney capitalbnews.org/meta-richland-… | @CapitalBNews

Friday Fellows 📣 First FREE Virtual All Fellows Convenings of 2026 are Tues, Feb 10 at 6:30pm & Thurs May 14 at 3:30pm. Register to receive an e-retreat packet including 📖 “Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer” by @chriscooperwcu - fridayfellowship.org/event/VirtualA…

Las libertades, al igual question los privilegios prevalecen o se ven en peligro juntas. No puedes dañar o esforzarte por lograr una sin dañar o favorecer todas. -José Martí

Evil societies always kill their consciences. We, who are the living, possess the past. Tomorrow is for our martyrs. -James L. Farmer, Jr.

This is pretty much all you need to know to be an effective leader. And I’m not kidding. Think about it. Please.

“Liberty is no less a blessing because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.” — Lucretia Mott

Updates from the final WLI Board of Advisors meeting of 2025! 📣📣 Congrats to new 2026 board officers 👏👏👏 welcome new board members 🙌and deep appreciation to retiring members 🌟⭐️ More info on 2026 programming as well… Read more here: fridayfellowship.org/news/715891/Up…

The hardest truth in #leadership is that managing others well requires first managing yourself. My new podcast guest, Margaret Andrews, author of Manage Yourself to Lead Others, explains why the most effective leaders begin with self-understanding—and how ignoring that step can quietly derail a career. Our podcast finale. #Leadership #HR #SHRM #Management #WellBeing buff.ly/ZJL3D0V

First Seminar of the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations Class of 2025-2027 Held in October 2025 at Wildacres Retreat in McDowell County, NC — Read 📖, see 👀more pics📸, and follow more links 📲 here: fridayfellowship.org/news/713890/Fi… #nced

Friday Fellows in the November 2025 Election Cycle — see linked article fridayfellowship.org/news/713876/Fr…

WLI shares this linked web page and the additional 61 page pdf (linked at the bottom of that page) as curated reflections on the Class of 2023-2025 William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations — fridayfellowship.org/page/Classof20… #nced

Transparency + time + trust = the scaffolding for change. Without them, even the best strategies crumble. sb.stratbz.to/47TfMmT

#VeteransDay2025, Arts Impact Collaborative presents a #FREE premiere screening of “We Lift Each Other” - a documentary featuring @BlackBoxDT_NC & Asheville veterans. 📅 Mon, Nov 10, 7PM 📍 Diana Wortham Theatre, Asheville 🎟️worthamarts.org/events/we-lift… 📽️youtu.be/Lc7FqURXsDI

How does this article from 2009 about crisis land today? Do the five suggestions resonate at all? 1) Be both optimistic and realistic 2) Find sanctuaries 3) Reach out to confidants 4) Bring more of your emotional self 5) Don’t lose yourself in a role hbr.org/2009/07/leader…

Simply understanding the need for distributed responsibility is not sufficient if leaders don’t understand what it means to demonstrate responsibility themselves. sb.stratbz.to/3E5cBvT via @stratandbiz

Applications for 2026 artists-in residence program open through October 15, 2025. See both program opportunities: wildacres.org/wildacres-resi… And: wildacres.org/wildacres-resi… #callingartists #artists #artisans