From Challenges To Change

Welcome to From Challenges to Change, a space where I share my personal and professional experiences to inspire change and advocate for affordable housing.

Join me as I delve into the importance of securing housing and the transformative power of a safe home.

Katie Goar Katie Goar

Leadership Beyond the Cover

It's called Blind Date with a Book. When I walked into the bookstore, I saw a stack of books wrapped in plain paper. No title. No cover. Just a few teasing hints.
our answer say something about us?

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What Van Gogh Taught Me About Leadership

Sometimes the best “work” you can do is stepping away from work.

This week I took a day off and wandered through an art museum ... checking the box on not one but two of my vision board goals.

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From Root Canal to Real Security

Can your playlist and internal scripts hold up for a root canal?
In the middle of a series of dental implosions, that was the question echoing in my head this week as I landed in the chair of doom.

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From Hardship to Superpower

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 workplace 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥?

Conflict doesn't shake me. And at first, I couldn't figure out why.

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When Stories Shift Perspectives

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.

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Trust Is Built in the Follow-Through

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?

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From Ballparks to Better Housing

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?

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Team Chemistry: The Real Performance Boost

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.

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