As members of enrollment management units look ahead to the next few years, they anticipate many institution-wide challenges: (1) implementation of a new student information system; (2) major upgrade of an existing system; and (3) re-configuring an existing system to reflect changes in academic policies or to accommodate new federal or state guidelines. Many of these prospective changes elicit dread--of consequent drains on basic operations, of pressures on staff, of the implications of testing new systems, and of the pressure to be "error free." This article encourages enrollment management supervisors to view these "exceptional circumstances" in a new way: as "greenhouses" for facilitating the development of leadership perspectives and as unique opportunities for mentoring. This article also is intended to serve as a resource for enrollment management staff members who might consider taking on more responsibilities--and perhaps, eventually, leadership roles within (and beyond) their current positions/departments.