Jasmine (not her real name) had been the director of a unit on the campus of a nonprofit university for less than two years. Over the last year, two department managers retired when Covid-19 expanded, and had not been replaced. Work had been redistributed “temporarily” six months ago while she delayed in recruiting for replacements because, “it is so hard to hire virtually when we usually operate face-to-face.”
We are in an unprecedented, sustained period of uncertainty. In the U.S., it is a very busy time for all of the helping professions including psychologists, therapists, and executive leadership coaches.