Long-formarticles
Essays and long-form analysis on transformation, leadership and recruitment, written by the Kapital HR team.
Since it's the month of love — let's also talk about love at the workplace
A sensitive, controversial and judged topic. But who is there to judge love? Who reserves that right? Love comes first. It is sovereign.
The people who need therapy don't come to us — their victims do
I recently came across this phrase, posted by a psychotherapist, and it hit me squarely. It says something painful, but very true.
There's no such thing as "I can't"! When you can't anymore, you can a little more!
Many of us grew up with this message repeated often enough to become part of our mental framework — those over 35 likely recognize it.
Leadership and management. Two confused concepts, two different skills
In business language, leadership and management are often used interchangeably. In reality, they are not synonyms.
Change takes time, they say
The truth is, change begins the moment you decide. You don't need more time — you need a shift of being.
Between two worlds: the woman returning to work after becoming a mother — let's support her!
Returning from maternity leave is one of the most complex moments in professional life — it involves an inner reconfiguration and a rediscovery of professional identity.
We learn from people. I learned from them
I was recently asked: "Beyond information, how are you not stressed by aggressive people?" I said — from life. But I realized I also learned from PEOPLE.
Your brain lies to you constantly!
Our brain wants to keep us safe. It does this by any means, even inventing stories formulated so sophisticatedly that they seem perfectly real.
The job and personal life — two worlds in one
Personal life sometimes spills entirely into professional life. We all go through more difficult periods — it happens to all of us.
If it weren't for your family, would you have chosen the same professional path?
The way we were raised — beliefs, fears, expectations we saw in the family — shapes our professional choices without us realizing it.
Violence that wears a suit
In recent years, bullying has become an increasingly discussed topic. But what about bullying that no longer happens during recess, but in board meetings?
When you try to save the wrong employee, you lose the right one
A valuable employee's motivation doesn't die suddenly. It dies slowly. In silence. When they see their engagement treated the same as someone's indifference.
The best candidates don't pass the recruiter's interview
In recruitment, without real knowledge of the job, you don't choose — you guess. There are people who don't know how to "sell" themselves.
When the hero leaves…
There is a strange silence that appears in some teams when a key person leaves. Someone who, for years, built, supported, gave direction.
Chief AI Officer — the key role companies will soon have in their board
In recent years, technology has been entering every corner of professional life. As AI grows more present, a natural question arises: who governs AI in a company?
The richest source of success lies within us
Every time I want to write about something, I start by closing my eyes and settling into a state in which information can flow.
Success — something everyone wants, but few don't fear
Some of us will wonder: Why would we be afraid of success? Fear of success is a real fear, more frequent than it seems.
Do people really not want to work anymore?
Many employers complain that "people don't want to work anymore," but the reality is much more complex. The job market has radically transformed.
Why are some people more successful than others?
After more than 15 years of working in teams, I asked myself: what makes some more successful than others? The answer isn't education.
JURIDICE.ro and Kapital Legal partnered to offer recruitment services for law firms: Legal Talent Hunt
JURIDICE.ro and Kapital Legal launch Legal Talent Hunt, a premium recruitment service for law firms.
A journey
When you know your place in the system, everything becomes easier, clearer, more fluid. But today, man no longer knows his place in the system called life.
An essential investment for a company: investing in organizational health
If concern for the wellbeing of organization members used to be a bonus, today it becomes a vital concern for performance.
First came the thought, then the word!
Thinking is the complex mechanism that allows us to find solutions to problems, influenced by affectivity, temperament and education.
What are representations?
Representations derive from perceptions and feed thinking and intuition. They mark the first level of organization of autonomous mental activity.
A sensational article!
Sensations are elementary and primary psychic phenomena, but of capital importance for psychic life.
Flexible thinking is this year's must
Cold judgement and flexibility are the main assets wanted by head hunters this year. Alina Conu talks about challenges and opportunities.
Perception — the psychic process at the foundation of our reality
Nothing is real, true, normal — everything is perception, which means each thing appears differently for each person.
Say hello, live and endure! On the survival of humanity through individuals
Society wouldn't exist without the individual. What each of us can do is focus on ourselves, our family, and our small circle.
A different kind of Christmas wish
For nearly two years we have been living under social pressure, and its influences are starting to show on various levels.
Are you really misogynistic?
I'm not a feminist, but I write to highlight complementarity and the importance of collaboration between masculine and feminine energy.
The pendulum effect
We are living the pendulum effect — the swing from one extreme to another. Online has changed our lives, but lack of real interaction weakens trust.
The wager of faith in natural selection
Natural selection also happens among humans — those who remain emotionally balanced versus those destabilized. The solution: faith.
The elephant in the room
About "age" in recruitment. At 45 you are halfway through your professional age — with know-how, experience, and maturity.
