Written by Last year’s “How Might We” question opened a door I’m still walking through. When I asked “How might we account for growth in the human experience?” I thought I was designing data collection systems. What I actually discovered was a platform for human flourishing.
The advisory program at Holy Trinity School became my laboratory — pre and post assessments, coaching feedback sessions, conversations about staff wellbeing. But the real revelation wasn’t in the data; it was in recognizing that our advisors needed what I was learning to give: the kind of support that helps people grow into their best professional selves.
This year, I’m leaning into something that feels both familiar and entirely new. I’m moving from being the coach who does the work to being the coach who creates the conditions where others can do their best work. It’s about letting go and trusting the systems, trusting the team, and recognizing that my presence and daily conduct matter more than my proximity to every decision.
My focus is shifting toward coaching circles — not just as a program tool, but as a way of building powerful culture. I want to integrate these circles into our learning teams, creating protocols and environments where honest reflection and skillful facilitation become as natural as breathing. I’m learning that being a “friend like me” — borrowing from Aladdin’s genie — means helping others discover the magic they already possess.
Cohort 21 continues to be my own coaching circle, the community that reminds me that growth is both the work and the joy. This year, I’m curious about how the systems thinking I’m developing at HTS can inform and be informed by the collective wisdom of this community. How do we create coaching ecosystems that sustain both the coaches and those they serve?
The thread from Season 13 isn’t finished — it’s evolving. From data collection to human connection, from oversight to trust, from doing the work to creating the conditions where the work can flourish. That’s where I’m heading: toward being the kind of leader who helps others find their own magic.
