There’s a moment that happens in a lot of New Zealand workplaces right now that would have been genuinely unusual even fifteen years ago. Someone in their early twenties is running a morning standup. Sitting around the table – or on the Zoom call, because it’s usually a hybrid situation – is a Gen X […]
Hidden Job Market in New Zealand? How Your Personality Type Determines Your Networking Style
If you’ve been applying for jobs in New Zealand and wondering why it feels like shouting into a very polite void, here’s a statistic that might reframe your entire job search strategy: roughly 70% of roles never get advertised at all. Not 7%. Seventy. That number lands differently depending on where you are in your […]
The Big Five Personality Test: What It Actually Tells You (And What Most Tests Get Wrong)
The Big Five personality model is different. It’s not trying to sort you. It’s trying to describe you – accurately, honestly, and with enough nuance that you might actually recognize yourself in the results. It’s the most scientifically validated personality framework in psychology, which sounds clinical and boring, but stick with me, because what it […]
Work-Life Balance vs. Higher Pay: What Your DOPE Personality Type Actually Wants
Here’s a question that sounds simple until you actually sit with it: if you could have more money or more life, which one would you pick? Most of us have an instinctive answer. And then, about three seconds later, we start negotiating with ourselves. Well, it depends on how much more money. And what do […]
What Is Executive Function – And Why Does It Explain So Much About You (and Your Teen)?
You know that feeling when you know what you’re supposed to do, you want to do it, and you still somehow… don’t? Or when your kid is clearly smart – you can see it – but they can’t seem to get out of their own way? Homework doesn’t get started. Emotions run hot over small […]
The Non-Linear Career Path Is Now Normal in Australia – How to Own Yours Based on Your Personality
There’s a story a lot of us grew up with about how a career is supposed to go. You study something. You get a graduate role in that thing. You work your way up through the ranks of that thing, accumulating experience and seniority like points in a video game, until eventually you are a […]
Introducing Bird Strike: The DOPE Reflex Game That Gets Harder the Better You Get
Tap the Dove. Dodge the storm. Don’t you dare hit that Eagle by accident.* If Bird Battle is the personality game you play to start an argument with your coworkers, Bird Strike is the one you play at midnight when you just want to tap things really fast and feel good about it. Maybe work […]
Introducing Bird Battle: The DOPE Personality Game You’ll Want to Share
Which bird handles a cancelled flight better – the Eagle who’s already rerouting, or the Dove who quietly apologizes to the gate agent? If you’ve taken the DOPE 4 Bird Personality Test, you already know the four types: the harmony-seeking Dove, the results-driven Eagle, the detail-obsessed Owl, and the charismatic Peacock. But knowing about the […]
DOPE Slots Is Here – Spin the Reels and Find Your Next Favorite Read
Okay, I’ll admit it. I built a slot machine. Not a real one – nobody’s losing their rent money here. But a personality-powered, bird-themed, genuinely-kind-of-addictive slot machine that lives right here on richardstep.com, and I am unreasonably proud of it. Say hello to DOPE Slots – the newest addition to the games corner of this […]