I know that it can be worked around by exporting relevant contacts, then reimporting them with the desired value. But that is a really cumbersome workaround for what seems like pretty straightforward functionality.

I would LOVE to be able to select a batch of contacts and bulk apply a new lead status to them.

Bonus points for being able to set that up to happen automatically when a lead is moved between workflow stages, so that it could be semi-automated, but bulk edit would be a huge improvement to usability and solve a very large pain point in working with Nimble.