Creative Organizational Design

I've updated and improved my LinkedIn profile!

See it here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-towler-42555a/

Our January newsletter has been released this AM. It's all about Personality this month, and full of useful information that employers and HR professionals will find helpful and insightful. You can view it online here - https://creativeorgdesign.com/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzUyLCJhNGUyNjdjYmVhNjMiLDAsMCwxMDYsMV0

If you're facing ANY kind of employee challenges, we can help because...

THERE'S A TEST FOR THAT!

COD News & Updates - January 2026

After a bit of a hiatus, I'm back with a new business article focusing on illiteracy in the workplace, how little has changed in half a century, and what challenges it creates for employers everywhere.

https://creativeorgdesign.com/functional-illiteracy-the-little-discussed-but-big-problem-for-employers/

Creative Organizational Design is pleased to announce that we've just launched a brand new service for Job Seekers and Career Transitioners.

We are now offering a self-serve portal that enables those who are seeking employment and individuals who are considering new career directions the opportunity to access a curated list of specific assessments related to identifying one's existing competencies (and/or developmental needs) and help people determine what career paths may be worthy of exploring, or helping people to assess their readiness for entrepreneurship.

The results of these assessments are self-interpreting, unambiguous, accurate, and reliable. They may be attached to resumes to help highlight (and prove) one's capabilities, or shared with career counsellors to help 'light the path' and foster discussions surrounding career exploration or advancement.

If you're between jobs, actively seeking employment, would like to assess your current skills and abilities, or get some help in determining "where do I go from here" then these assessments are a great place to start and will provide you with deep insights and advice.

Have a look at what's available, on-demand, and at your fingertips without committment or requiring you to sign up for anything.

https://creativeorgdesign.com/resources-for-job-seekers-those-considering-career-changes/

Our April Newsletter is out and available for viewing!

See it here:

creativeorgdesign.com

Our latest article about the challenges that employers will face in 2025 (and how to overcome them) is now available here:

https://creativeorgdesign.com/the-top-employer-challenges-in-2025-and-how-you-can-alleviate-them/

Our January newletter goes out tomorrow (see past newsletters here - https://lnkd.in/ghBwfBq9). Here's a preview of this month's article about integrity, honesty, retail/employee theft and ways that employers can protect themselves from those with broken moral compasses.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/without-integrity-nothing-else-matters-david-towler-cokyc/?trackingId=SfXZyZJnzRy9%2BclOR9DmgA%3D%3D

Our latest article on Burnout and the disaster that it's presenting to employers is now available here -

Burnout Is Killing Productivity - Creative Organizational Design Burnout is killing productivity and its rates are rising sharply amongst GenZ and Milennials causing huge problems in the global workplace.

Our December Newsletter is now out, read it here https://www.creativeorgdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/COD-News-Updates-December-2024.pdf

And past newsletters here - https://www.creativeorgdesign.com/newsletter-archives/

Newsletter Archives - Creative Organizational Design Newsletter Archives - Past newsletter editions for your convenience and enjoyment, listed by date of publication.

NEW Article:

My latest article "New Graduates Are Creating Big Problems For Employers!" is now available. View it on LinkedIn or the COD website. Our November Newsletter is also available now, and may be viewed here https://www.creativeorgdesign.com/newsletter-archives/. If you haven't signed up already you might wish to do so. See the signup link on our website.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-graduates-creating-big-problems-employers-david-towler-qephc

New Graduates Are Creating Big Problems For Employers! If you’re an employer you hardly need me to tell you that recent college grads are, by and large, a significant disappointment, and a source of major challenges. Recent studies have found that Gen Z (individuals born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s) and who are graduating from colleges now, ...

New Article in this month's newsletter:

70% Of Employers State That Communication Is The Most Desirable Skill For Potential Recruits

A 2024 report on “Communication in the Workplace Statistics 2024” indicates clearly that effective communication skills are critical skills for job success. One might think that that’s a bit of a no-brainer. However, this topic comes up again, and again, in workplace surveys and articles about career success, and has done for years. Just one example is Debra Hamilton’s Top 10 Email Blunders That Cost Companies Money from fifteen years ago in 2009.

The statistics show that 86% of employees and executives cite the lack of effective collaboration and communication as the main causes of workplace failures. Lack of effective communication creates big problems for everyone in many organizations. According to the Workplace Statistics 2024 report, 70% of people surveyed believe that wasted time is one of the worst consequences of poor communication, and 81% of global recruiters believe that cross-cultural competence is the most important communication skill job candidates should have, followed by multilingualism (77%), and active listening (75%).

Benefits of effective communication include:

• Increased Productivity
• Improved Employee Engagement
• Increased Retention and Job Satisfaction
• Facilitation of Trust

Conversely, ineffective or poor communication leads to:

• Burnout and (subsequent) decreased productivity,
• Professional failures, and
• Financial consequences for corporations.

The Communication Statistics 2024 report reveals that the costs of poor communication within organizations results in:

• Wasted time (according to 70% of survey respondents),
• Missed messages (55%),
• Burnout, stress, and fatigue (53%),
• Lost files (36%),
• Bad customer experience (28%),
• Customers lost to competitors (12%), and
• Increased turnover (12%).

See the full article here:

https://www.creativeorgdesign.com/70-of-employers-state-that-communication-is-the-most-desirable-skill-for-potential-recruits/