Testimonials

"This Sales Training was Informative and easy to follow along. Effective tools provided as well! Thank you, Doug!!"

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

“Dear Doug, Thank you so much for your outstanding presentation during our Sales Boot Camp event! Our attendees could not have been more enthusiastic about your professionalism, your engaging presentation style and the quality of your content. Not only did our attendees learn how to sell better and more productively, they also learned how to manage their time and life more effectively! I also want to thank you for all of the pre-event assistance you provided and for being an easy speaker to work with. Not all speakers are, and it is such a pleasure to work with a professional who understands what will be needed and provides it. I will certainly look for an opportunity to have you back to another PRISM International event!”

“Very good information – presented in an easy to understand format with great examples on how to utilize”

"The Phase II Leadership Program material is an imperative tool. The focus on developing each leader to become savvy and the attention to detail was impeccable. Thank you for your due diligence Doug."

"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."

"Doug offered a new way of thinking about working with colleagues at all levels and at different stages."

"Loved it! I wanted to hear more!"

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

"Good, presented a different perspective that I have seen before."

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

“Starting a new restaurant or any business involves many critical factors and one of the most important is a solid business plan. DVD Consulting not only made the process enjoyable, their skill and professionalism far exceeded my expectations. Many thanks to Doug Van Dyke for creating a plan that is comprehensive, intelligent and most of all, honest! I will certainly use your services again in the near future.”

“Lots of useful tools to be applied daily. PCT and coaching methods were very helpful. Working agreements = awesome!”

“Steel In The Air retained DVD Consulting for the purpose of evaluating a number of potential business ventures that had presented themselves to the organization and were causing deep division in focus. Doug Van Dyke (the facilitator) created a one day event to assist us in weighing the merits of each venture and in ferreting out the real “expense” to the organization in both time and money. Doug thoughtfully and expertly led discussions, keeping them from derailing off track or getting too heated, funneling the creative process in a productive manner. At the end of the day, we had a road map to follow, one decidedly different than any of the management members expected going into the event. This roadmap eventually proved to be successful and we won a large contract. What truly impressed us was the way in which Doug guided conversation without ever steering the decision making process. He asked thought provoking questions and managed our sometimes heated discussion with tact. Doug then presented us with a thorough copy of notes from the discussion and a game plan crafted from the meeting.”

“We want to thank you for the great job you did Saturday! This was ShelterBox USA’s first national meeting and my Board and our Regional Representatives were impressed with the material presented. We hope that you and your expertise will continue to be a part of our development as a national volunteer organization. Thank you for sharing your professional knowledge, we are deeply grateful.”

“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.”

“Very informative and opened my eyes to areas of leading that I have been neglecting of late.”

"With Doug's guidance, I was able to move past my own self-imposed barriers. Great techniques and useful examples are provided to assist the participant."

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

“He introduced tools that are immediately implementable. I am thrilled”

"I appreciate that Doug gave me organic tools and solutions to effect change, i.e. 16-45 days to create a habit. I needed to hear the input from my co-workers and the CEO and this forum brought out information I wouldn't have thought to ask about."

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

"Very good program, opened up communication between employees"

"Very helpful. I am always in learning mode and appreciate when my expectations are met."

"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!"

"I agreed and valued every part of this training. Really."

“Very informative and is relevant to my work as a team leader”

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

“This program is very effective. I learned a lot of new things that will help me move forward in my career. Great class!”

Doug, Thank you again for the sales training you provided for us. It was phenomenal! I’m really ‘pumped’ to implement the bevy of techniques you shared with us.  Also, I sincerely thank you for the laughter my associates and I experienced throughout the training! I love my job, my career in banking, and having the opportunity to work with my company, but this is a very serious business and we sometimes don’t laugh enough while we’re on our journey. The weight our Senior Leaders carry for us, our clients and the bank sometimes gets in the way of them being able to actually enjoy laughter throughout the day too. When I looked around the room and saw everyone laughing and truly enjoying you and your comments and jokes, it brought joy to my heart for all of us!!!  And we all know we learn and retain so much more when we’re having fun in the process! You are a very Special Person and Leader. I’m looking forward to our meeting again in the upcoming weeks and learning even more from you! Have a wonderful day, Deb “A Big Fan”

“What a fun and enlightening experience! Gave us a really insight into one another that we can move forward with.”

"After going through the Working Agreement process with Doug I have become more aware of my habitual body language, tone and words, and how they affect my working relationships."

"Doug: I thought this was extremely valuable! Thank you for introducing some new things and reinforcing things I know but I have not been utilizing... Many thanks!"

"The program really helps you think about the way you lead and manage people. A lot of useful tools and techniques shared to help you improve yourself."

"Fantastic! Informative. Doug's material and delivery is creative. I am now able to see and observe things that were not obvious to me before. I can use these techniques in my professional and personal life."

"Leadership Simplified will be the start for our team to communicate, have fun and be more productive."

“The program has been very helpful for me. It involved so much detailed information. Doug did a great job. I find myself utilizing steps from the program daily – with great results. I learned things that I never would have thought about in the past. It makes work easier with regards to dealing with people and situations.”

"Thank you so much. I enjoyed the format of the Leadership Innovation Retreat – it made for a very positive experience and you were an excellent facilitator."

"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."

"Loved it! Thank you for all the inspiration and motivation. Very knowledgeable and professional, funny too."

"I thought there were many great ideas and takeaways. If we are able to implement even one idea it will benefit us greatly. I appreciate the content and will use it to grow as a leader."

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

"Very impressed that Doug could keep us so engaged/entertained through an entire day. I am excited to put what I have learned to practice."

"Doug is an excellent coach. His program was easy to understand and on point to what I 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 good and productive! Great information on holding effective meetings."

"Very informative. I learned new tools and techniques that will help me grow as a leader and as a professional."

"I wanted to extend my gratitude again for your coming to provide training for the SDMC HR leadership team at Day Springs. Your ability to work with the crowd and flexibility was appreciated. There was great feedback from the team - they all seemed to find something meaningful to use with their work."

"Good to sit down and draw out expectations  of one another"

"Valuable information; relevant and easy to understand"

"Thank you Doug, You are a wonderful facilitator and I truly believe you have helped us develop a great working relationship between the conservation, sales, administrative and conservation teams. Looking forward to possibly working together during our annual meeting as well as with other internal departments."

"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."

"Very inspiring to improve my personal leadership skills. The different levels of communication and presentations were great. This will excellerate my leadership skills to a higher level."

“Helped with an overall understanding of the challenges that leaders face and provided useful tools to approach/attack those challenges. As a young leader I was able to take particular lessons and utilize them in the workplace. I didn’t always succeed but was able to analyze the failures and reflect on Doug’s lessons to revise and improve my approach in the future.”

"The program made me think about and examine the way I handle certain situations. It has provided insight and has changed some of my perceptions and attitudes."

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

I recently had the pleasure of attending one of Doug's interactive presentations at my company's leadership conference. I thought Doug did an incredible job engaging the audience and reviewed topics that were relevant to us and our businesses. He was extremely informative and made the group think outside of the norm that we were used to. His thoughts on digital marketing and media were fantastic and I would recommend him to anyone wanting to hire a speaker for their employees. Thanks Doug, myself and my team appreciated you speaking with us!

"The energy of the presenter and engagement of participants was outstanding. The program was well paced and balanced."

"Leadership Simplified has been a valuable resource for both our sales office and me. Through well-coordinated team exercises, our sales team was able to refocus our strengths and achieve greater results using the talents of each associate. I have been managing a large sales team for over 15 years, and have been through many seminars and coaching sessions, but none at the level provided by Doug. He provided enormous assistance in becoming a stronger leader and sales facilitator."

"Great job! Amazing presentation"

“Doug is a wonderful person who is genuinely interested in developing leaders at all levels. His positivity and enthusiasm in the material is contagious and makes an 8am (sharp) start engaging. As an aside his flexibility and understanding made completing the class possible for me- I will forever be grateful for that. I highly recommend the Leadership Simplified programming for any lifetime learner looking to sharpen, grow, or develop practical leadership skills.”

"Very rational way of enlightening groups to see eye-to-eye or at least understand where the other party is coming from."

“Doug, as our coaching sessions have changed over the past couple of years, I find myself more engaged each time. I enjoy using you as a sounding board as well as receiving your feedback.”

"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."  

"Excellent takeaways. I received some great ideas to help improve my organization."

"The Leadership Development Program provided valuable insights, skills and habits that will continue to raise my bar."

"The program is very informative and effective. I can apply it directly to my job to be better at what I do. The real-life scenarios were very helpful."

"It was interesting and did make one think about topics discussed."

"What fresh, new ideas about leadership. It was terrific. Different style, great instructor!"

"I found this program to be both enlightening to me and my group, as well as personally."

"Very engaging. Doug kept us involved, listening, and interacting!"

"Great program!! Served a valuable purpose. Nice job."

"Doug provided us with excellent tools to build a great working relationship."

"Doug's presentation to our ABWA group was fantastic. I enjoyed it very much. I am now head of a group of women from 39 churches, so this was timely and meaningful."

"Doug is a terrific presenter. He had quite a challenge addressing our group since we had "newbies" all the way to seasoned speakers. He handled it very well!"

"Doug has an innovative and interesting presentation style. I liked how the action items blended into discussion items. Fantastic program."

"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."

It was informative. I would highly recommend this training to other businesses. Great insight into team building skills and customer service techniques. 

"This information will be very helpful moving our company forward with the management changes we have been working through."

“I love Doug’s energy. He kept everything interesting and relevant!”

“The program hit many core conversation issues that we deal with. Learned techniques that I will put into practice immediately.”

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

"Sales Simplified is a positive and effective program, full of influential group actions and great examples."

"Doug Van Dyke, CEO of Leadership Simplified delivered a wonderful and information presentation to our team. His talk on '10 Tips for Leaders to Motivate Employees' was exactly what we needed to hear. He customized the presentation for us, and we hope to invite him back soon. We believe that Doug Van Dyke is the right fit for organizations seeking to advance leadership and cultural change initiatives. Again, thank you!"

"Thank you again for presenting this course in a nontraditional sales format. Your focus on the human, relationship and psychological element is very effective. I have received many positive comments in this regard."

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

"Loved the interaction, the 'team' atmosphere we created and the skills we learned to implement. Excellent program!"

"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."

"This program is so amazing!"

"Great information. I can't wait to get your book."

"Very good session - High energy - Fun - Very well paced - and very Effective"

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

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

"Wonderful, useful & fun. You did a great job, Doug! I appreciate learning your techniques. Now I need to IMPLEMENT!"

"The program was excellent. I will use this knowledge in my everyday communication."

"I like that communication channels have been opened."

“I think the class is excellent and I am very happy to have received some new tools to implement into my skill set.”

"Simple ideas but very underused tools"

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 program. It is already making a difference with our team."