Testimonials

"Great program! I got a lot out of it."

"Fast-paced, interactive, practical, and easy to implement information."

"Doug turned on some of the topics such as delegation, priority management, power plan that were very beneficial to me."

"Great program. Doug always keeps us on time and on track!"

“Excellent communication and engagement! Very detail oriented and great explanation of the material and concepts.”

“Outstanding content. Doug is an excellent presenter.”

"Not only was Doug's presentation effective and efficient, but it was perfectly timed for this organization."

"Doug's program really helped me change my mindset and it will serve as the push needed to do/approach my sales calls differently."

"Excellent leadership retreat - The team was energized by the content, various team building exercises, and Doug's warmth and expertise!"

“Thank you for facilitating our company retreat meeting this past Friday.  We greatly appreciated your efforts.  Specifically, I felt that you moderated a good willed but boisterous group of staff members in a positive direction- keeping us on track and on time.  I also felt that you did a phenomenal job of incorporating the information that we requested about communication in a virtual world and day planning into the session.  The team building exercises were appropriate to the day’s plan and they succeeded in building the team.   I will gladly refer your services to the other leaders that I come across- well worth the money that you charged.  Our team is invigorated and motivated to move Steel in the Air ahead.  Now the onus is on us to take the solid foundation you provided and build upon it. “

"I enjoyed the whole presentation. The importance of paraphrasing was a topic I had not heard in a very long time, but a very good tool."

“The information was relatable, which is huge. The content was directly applicable to my job’s biggest struggles.”

"Simple ideas but very underused tools"

“Hello Kay.  I cannot imagine you picking a better presenter for your keynote address than Doug Van Dyke. Cardel employed Doug’s services for a high-end Realtor event held at my model home in MiraBay.  We focused on a small group of Realtors who focus on sales in excess of $1MM.  There were about 15 in attendance and each left feeling their time was well spent.  I received feedback from each Realtor after the event asking if they would have another chance to hear Doug speak. A few weeks later, Doug gave a presentation to a group of real estate and building professionals at the Tampa Bay Builders Association monthly meeting.  There were over 100 people in attendance and the presentation was on selling to millennials. The presentation was lively, fun, educational, and interactive.  Doug made a large room feel very comfortable as he was able to address specific questions and concerns of those in attendance. It is with pleasure I recommend Doug to you as a presenter for your group of professionals.”

"Informative, fast-paced and fun. Doug Van Dyke's preparation and delivery are excellent."

"Doug, I can’t begin to tell you how MUCH I valued this experience.  What a great ten weeks with all that I had going on with work too, it really all came together for me.  Thank you!"

"This program has helped me communicate in the work place and in my personal life."

"This program is needed quarterly in our organization. Very interactive."

"Doug - You are an extremely effective coach & mentor for me and my organization. Your ability to read strengths and weaknesses of individuals is uncanny, and you use your reads to recommend an effective approach to aid in individual development. Constructively, I would like you to dig deeper to keep me on-task, and continue to force the uncomfortable conversations and decisions. It was an interesting read on our team's strengths and the harmony thread. We are an operations organization - Sometimes we need to rock that boat! I look forward to another year!"

“This will be extremely beneficial to my continued growth as a leader.”

"It made me aware of the different types of management techniques and coaching styles. It was very beneficial."

"Engaging and relevant. Easy to understand and implement."

"Excellent use of time. Helped tremendously."

"Really Really Good!! You do a wonderful job!!"

"This is an excellent program - informative, enjoyable, great group of professionals, dynamic, and an excellent opportunity to proactively enforce the skills learned."

"What a great way for us to open up about our issues in the workplace."

"Very good and productive! Great information on holding effective meetings."

"Very practical and good tools. Good examples throughout will help me be a stronger team leader and coach others."

"Great content, learned much as usual, dynamic speaker and presenter."

"I just wanted to send you a short note and express how much I enjoyed your guided Effective Communication seminar last week. I am new to Nielsen and to the state of Florida. As I’m sure you are well aware of, “with change, come many feelings and thoughts”. Towards the top of my list was apprehension, fear & doubt. Coming from The military side of The Boeing Company, I have become very accustomed to the firm structure & visibility within the corporation. The time I spent with you helped me to realize why I got into my profession in the first place; “to listen, observe, and recommend designs that help people be the best they can be!” Thanks for reminding me to be flexible and helping me to see the similarities & opportunities that lie on this new adventure. “Life is a process, and to live life is to love the process”"

“Very informative and helpful. Doug provides great examples and is easy to talk to.”

"Doug's program on Working Agreements is helping our communication tremendously"

"I thought the presentation on How to Deliver Difficult Conversations was great. Doug's confidence and demeanor keeps your attention. He helped me realize other ways to short circuit difficult conversations. Love the 5 steps."

"Incredibly informative and useful not only for professional circumstances, but for personal situations as well."

"Thanks again for the training session this week. I received excellent feedback from our leaders and was surprised that many of the attendees had little if any knowledge of the many techniques you so effectively demonstrated. I'm already forecasting the future financial gain as a result of the improved productivity and collaboration!"      

"Informative, practical, and much needed!"

"Very informative and inspirational. I bought one of your dvd's and can't wait to go home and refresh all I learned."

"Very informative, great content and easy to follow presentation. Doug was a fantastic teacher."

"Even though I'm more into people leadership than sales, I thought the Sales Simplified program applied very much to what I do."

Doug, your presentation to the ABWA on How to Deliver Tough Messages was terrific. Very valuable content. I'm so glad I purchased one of your books because I would like to learn more."

"Great Value!"

"Doug is a true modern-day business visionary. He has a profound ability to connect with people, both as a leader and as a peer. It is with this trait, that he is able to effectively consult and collaborate with organizations of all types and sizes. I had the honor of working with Doug on numerous imperative projects, all of which we are still reaping benefits from."

Very educational and fun. Good information and helpful tips. 

"Clear, concise, communicative. Loved sense of humor!"

"Very inspiring. The visual aids and exercises were energizing. We jumped right in to the session and had a fast-paced, learning experience!"

"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."

"The meeting was very good. We covered many topics and came to consensus on most. Many great ideas were exchanged."

"The program offered so much useful information regarding working together as a team."

"Very positive and good insight for sales opportunities."

"Doug, As you know, we started this year out with some very specific goals that I wanted to achieve for the teams I manage.  To achieve these goals, there were some changes I needed to make with my leadership style.  With this in mind you laid out a path for us to work down that would allow me to attain these goals, making changes as required as new challenges or opportunities presented themselves.  With the amount of changes we made to the way we work this year, I feel we took advantage of the opportunities presented and you helped me to significantly raise the bar and achieve our goals. I truly appreciate all of the coaching and support you have provided to me over the last 12 months, our success would not have been possible without you.  I look forward to continuing our sessions in the year to come!"

"Doug's Leadership Boot Camp was outstanding - I am walking away with several ideas and a desire to implement as many as possible. A truly enjoyable and educational class. Thank you!"

"Well-structured, with very implementable tools, techniques, and ideas!"

"Our office recently went through Doug's Working Agreement initiative. The program was great. Theory was great. Application will be challenging. But we need it."

"I love Doug's enthusiasm and his great examples; takeaways that I can implement right away."

“Doug Van Dyke and Leadership Simplified have conducted numerous leadership programs for the Clerk's office and the results have been remarkable. His one-on-one coaching with my management staff has helped these leaders perform at a higher level and lead their teams with confidence and clarity. His ability to effectively interact with a wide-array of personalities simply amazes me. Doug has also performed his 360-degree peer review for many of my leaders and their teams, which provided important feedback to both management and staff. This resulted in better communication, a common vision, and less workplace conflict. Doug’s teambuilding training has increased collaboration and productivity in multiple departments at the Clerk’s office. I am very pleased with Doug’s work. He is a wonderful coach, educator and mentor.”

"Loved the presentation on How to Deliver Tough Messages. Great information. Left me wanting to learn more!"

"Loved it! Can't wait to put the ideas to use."

"Valuable information, presented in a skilled, yet entertaining presentation"

"Good balance of action applied to work and creativity- breaking out of the routine approach- very good teambuilding session!"

"Good way to start communicating, collaborating, and solving problems!"

"Today there were new ideas shared and our team became closer as a result. Great team building concepts and techniques."

"Very valuable, flushing out expectations is a good process. It was also good to get all the issues on the table.

"Thank you for a great day of training.  The material was both informative and engaging.  I appreciate the material you delivered and am amazed that you are able to keep your energy up for an entire 8 hours the way that you do.  I spent 2-3 hours with you years ago and the same energy you had for that 2-3 hours was shown for the entire 8 hour training yesterday.  Thank you for the great tools offered and I look forward to implementing both the Working agreement and also more focused meetings starting with the 15 minute standing meeting."  

"I love the program's emphasis on productivity and effective communication."

“Absolutely inspiring! After 20 years in business and many, many training events, the programs you have customized for us over the past few years have been the most productive I have ever experienced.”

"Great job! Amazing presentation"

"Constructive/Informative. Doug demonstrates a very comfortable presence about him, something to emulate!"

"Excellent. More!"

"Good open dialogue sessions. Activities are great and key takeaways are on point."

"The course was excellent. I need to go review all the concepts since it is content-heavy and put them into practice one or two at a time."

"I thought it was a great tool to address the disconnects our groups have had. It has made significant inroads into righting the ship."

"Great insight and new tools for selling my product, progressing a sale and communicating."

"Excellent content and delivery!"

"I really enjoyed the program. I will be doing a lot of public speaking & presentations in my new role at Trustmark. Your insight, wisdom, and tools are of great value. Thank you."

"I like Doug's interactive, casual yet natural presentation style. It makes the information easy to hear and retain."

"Program provided thought provoking sessions on how to be a better leader with the tools to accomplish that goal."

"Doug's Sales Simplified program was very helpful to me. I learned how to have more productive and engaging conversations with my customers. I liked the interactive nature of the presentation."

"User friendly simple method that will create high value of return"

"As my personal business coach and advisor, Doug has provided many services for my company. He has been an invaluable resource for my marketing campaigns and has always provided me with great ideas, feedback and solutions. He truly has coached me to success in my business.”

"All of the concepts were relevant and useful. Doug is an engaging presenter."

“Thank you for all of your work with our team. The initiative was a complete success. Your unique team building activities and the individual coaching sessions made a tremendous difference in our team. You helped create a positive and productive work environment. The individual coaching sessions were especially meaningful. You not only helped in my management development, but you helped make me a better person. Please feel free to use my name as a reference. I would be happy to speak with anyone regarding the quality of the work that you do.”

“I have worked with Doug Van Dyke over the past couple years. His techniques and coaching have made me a more confident and successful sales consultant. In 2009, I was awarded the top sales consultant in my company!”

"Excellent - I recommend this for all! Thank you."

"Doug brings a professional and realistic practice to not only improving one's business skills, but the team as well. He sincerely believes in these no-nonsense techniques and you will view them as invaluable as well. Highly motivational and tremendously professional, Doug is able to personalize his message for each individual; it's as if he speaks directly to you and it hits home. His book, 'Leadership Simplified' is the best business tool I've used in years."

"Your session on Working Agreements is a common sense approach to improving communication and collaborative relationships. Very effectively presented!"

"Very applicable to my daily professional and personal interactions. I will use these methods and tools on a regular basis."

"Broad range of subjects addressing real work-place issues. This training was more effective than any I've attended before."

“Invaluable. How do you put a price tag on this content? The ideas and values are viral. They spread to the people we as leaders have committed to serve with our guidance. I can’t thank you enough!”

"This program is so amazing!"

"Good ideas to implement and to make me a better leader."

"The program was amazing. Many useful tools and techniques resonate with me. I am confident and know I will continue to be a successful leader."

"Outstanding! Very effective and thought-provoking. All the concepts presented were very easy to implement."

"Great, useful information that was easy to understand, in a very casual environment!"

"On behalf of Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Tampa Bay we thank you for sharing your knowledge, tools and techniques to help our members achieve success in their work place.   The feedback we received from today's program was wonderful! The program was very enlightening; an important topic with valuable information and useful strategies.   Thank you again for sharing your wealth of knowledge and I hope we can work together again in the near future."  

"The program was great! Doug provided an abundance of takeaways that can be used not only in the workplace but in my personal life as well."

"The 10 sessions of the Leadership Development Program have provided more meaningful training than other year-long coaching scenarios."

 "I went to Doug's seminar when he was in Kansas City. I was so impressed that I spoke with him about customizing a program for my sales employees focusing on leadership and sales. We worked on a program together and he came into Kansas City. The seminar he put on was invaluable. The tools he showed everyone and the way he interacted with my employees was top notch.  I have challenged him many times since about how to handle certain business situations. Each time he has given me great ideas. I have seen and met many consultants over my career. He is far and above the best and the most helpful. I would highly recommend him and I wouldn’t say that if I did not mean it." 

"The program covered many topics that were lacking in my MBA program. Useful strategies to deal with difficult situations, people and decisions were in every meeting. The practical applications were imediately useful in business and non-business situations."

"Doug's Customer Service Workshop for the Manatee County YMCA was terrific. We learned great skills for handling dissatisfied members. I feel the training will also be helpful dealing with the staff."

"A very good review of tried and true methods as well as a great introduction to new ideas."