Once the school year winds to a close, many leaders take stock of their impact and start identifying intentions for the coming fall. As they reflect on moments when their leadership made a measurable difference, the most impactful leaders know that interpersonal connections create the most powerful improvements. Coaching is at the center of this work. Today’s leaders employ an array of coaching skills to help them address the nuanced challenges they face on a daily basis. Beyond the basic coaching skills of listening, framing, and asking powerful questions, they employ a range of mindsets to maximize their impact. Expert coaches seamlessly shift among three coaching archetypes to maximize the coachee’s ownership over their learning. I think of these as the Champion, the Mentor, and