Most everyone supports affordable housing. 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤.

Someone just shared how my TEDx Talk impacted her.
A 14-story building was going up in her backyard. The developer was zoning a portion of it for affordable housing.

When I first adopted my daughter - who came from a background of neglect - 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲.

Would she think I wasn’t coming back?
Would this feel like abandonment all over again?

𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 + 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲 + 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲

This week, I had the chance to join the Yardi team and several housing authority leaders in Boston to dive into a critical conversation: how AI is reshaping workflows and service delivery in the housing space.
frame it?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦.
After years of leading teams, I’ve learned that success isn’t just about skills and metrics; it’s about people you genuinely enjoy working and laughing with.
matters as much as the how, what, and why.

𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧: 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐭, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠?
If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, waiting for the right moment … heads up: there is no perfect moment.

I say, “𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭.”

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

Signs you’ve got a great team: they know your snack order 𝘢𝘯𝘥 your work style.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧.
Then came a nudge from Eric Wolking who said: “You should get out there.” I had maybe 200 followers, barely any engagement, and more hesitation than confidence.

In one hour, I will make a call that could rearrange the whole week. For better, or not. 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐲.