Testimonials

"Purposeful and driven towards success. Deliverables and desired outcomes clearly defined prior to meeting and achieved."

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

"Doug has been working with us to improve communications within the Finance organization since the summer of 2011. I have personally worked with him for the past three months to develop my own management skills. Both Doug's group presentations and one-on-one coaching sessions have produced remarkable results in opening up the lines of communication within my department, and have challenged me to grow as a manager more quickly than I thought possible. I look forward to working with him in the future." 

“Hi Doug, I would like to take the opportunity to tell you how much I value your input and coaching.  You have been a tremendous sounding board and helped me think through some rather sticky situations.  Having your time and attention to discuss issues and troubleshoot resolutions has been invaluable.  I very much appreciate your perspective and keen advice.  I feel extremely well supported by you and look forward to our next interaction. Thank you and all best wishes.”

"Doug is a great presenter and full of energy. Learned so many useful tools with real life examples."

"Very interesting material. Doug made several points that I had not thought about before. I learned a lot."

"Key points I took from Doug: the importance of communication with peers and teambuilding through planning."

"The program was very educational for me and I have already seen some results. Thank you Doug!"

“Lots of energy, easy to understand and extremely informative!”

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

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!

"Best class ever. Day flew by!"

"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."

"Excellent, very engaging, kept the audience involved and entertained. Great information!"

"This was a great start toward getting to know who we really are..."

“I found the program to be very useful and effective. Doug is an excellent speaker and teacher. I would absolutely recommend this class. I know I will use these tools throughout my professional career. This course was better than most of my business college classes at USF. I wish I had such a course when I was in college.”

"Great experience, provided effective tools for the workplace in a positive and open environment."

“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!”

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

"Doug did an excellent job involving everyone. I am amazed how many of our folks stayed with this and didn't find a way of skipping out."

"Doug, your speaking style and content is well disciplined. The format was effective in covering specific content."

"I enjoyed the presenter - good tools for management/leadership. Plan to put to use right away."

"Excellent, practical, innovative, and useful."

"Excellent training. Covers a broad range of topics that face most leaders."

"Very practical with effective strategies and tools to deploy in any workplace."

“I thought that whole presentation was excellent. Specifically, the segments regarding communication and conducting effective meetings were particularly good. I picked up many pointers that I am anxious to use. Thanks!”

"Very comprehensive topics and thought-provoking. I am able to put a lot of the information presented into action."

"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!"

"Great! Good skills to learn that can be adapted and work on a daily basis."

"Valuable information; relevant and easy to understand"

"Doug, Thank you for helping us achieve a productive meeting and elevate our discussions. We appreciate the role you played and the importance of having you there. Thank you again!"

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

"Really useful tactics, not only for customers, but co-workers and other personal situations."

"Wonderful- better than I expected. Timely excellent tool."

"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."

"Fantastic program. It should have a positive impact on our relationship with our company."

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

"Energetic, great approach, easy to understand and a good variety of information. Activities were fun, but also meaningful."

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

 “Great break down of many topics. Offered wonderful suggestions to incorporate in a lot of different settings. Enjoyed thinking about topics in a different way.”

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

"Great content; very well-presented."

"Doug, I just wanted to thank you on behalf of Nielsen for the wonderful Lunch & Learn session you provided for nearly 170 associates today. Judging from the evaluations, you really struck a chord by providing ideas and information that helped each of them have a valuable take away. Again, thank you very much for your very professional and engaging session. We've started the year off on the right foot with our Lunch & Learn series and your've set the bar a little higher for all who follow."

“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.”

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

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

"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."

“Well presented program, up-beat and fast-paced. Doug keeps the audience involved. I like how he uses real life examples. Great way to learn.”

"Doug, I just want to comment that your 34-minute Communication CD is a wonderful "recap" of the several hours of training that you provided to Clearwater Gas System. I would say it's definitely a "must have" for everyone that would like to refresh and retain some of the most important highlights of your training."

"The program was very pointed and direct"

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

"This was fabulous! Thanks!"

"This program is so amazing!"

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

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

"it has improved my effectiveness and efficiency."

"I thought the Working Agreement initiative worked out great!"

“Great tools and tips that can be used both personally and professionally. The art of communication can be revisited often when getting rusty on positive communication.”

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

"Amazing!!! I have been in multiple leadership trainings and this was by far the BEST, thank you!"

"Doug is an amazing teacher with a lot of experience. He shared many valuable examples of his own and ways to handle the situation. His class is very helpful in addition it will help you in your workplace dealing with an array of personalities."

“It’s the best program for leadership in the world.”

"There were so many valuable tools that I can implement immediately."

"This program was easy to understand. It was a great experience for me and helped me to re-think how to do my job better."

"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."

"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!"

"I thoroughly enjoyed the program - lots of great information, ideas to incorporate that are 'doable' not unrealistic. Many new tools and techniques shared."

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

“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!”

"I thought the program was excellent!"

"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."

"Very informative and exactly as advertised, very interactive, big plus!"

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

"This session was much needed for our organization. I believe this will help us move forward and begin to make changes in the way we do business and to create a positive change."

"Doug's sales training program was enlightening and a great reminder of sales techniques. It was a shot of new energy for me to go after business. And the techniques will be fun to work with."

"Lots of great material/tools. Fantastic program."

"The program puts some very valuable issues and ideas into plain simple language."

"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."

"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."  

"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."

“I thought it was very informative and learned a lot of new techniques I can apply daily to my job functions.”

"Super program! Loved the positive reinforcement, it was very refreshing to hear it. Thank you."

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

"Simple concept, very interesting and applicable."

"Doug is an awesome speaker and made it fun for everyone. He really listened to our questions. It was very educational and I will definitely use the techniques."

“I thoroughly enjoyed the training this week with Doug Van Dyke. It was the best training session I have attended since being a Gevity colleague. I left feeling as if my time was utilized efficiently and I was highly motivated. It is the best money Gevity has spent on training!!!”

"Great program, especially for professionals. Lots of new information to take back to the office."

"I enjoyed learning about the various tools that can be implemented to have a more effective and accountable organizational structure."

"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."

"Fantastic! Awesome! Interesting! Informative! Engaging!"

"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."

"Doug is an outstanding instructor and speaker. He gave me deeply impactful tips on how to be an effective speaker."

"The best sales/motivational class I've taken in 30 years of sales and marketing."

"Pitched up some interesting tidbits."

"Very useful information that is relevant and can be applied immediately."

“Very informative program that has helped me greatly. Doug is an inspiration and has taught me better ways to deal with situations, not only in the workplace, but in my home life as well. I wish there were more sessions I could attend. The program was a great use of my time!”

"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've been through similar programs and this is by far the most effective training I have encountered."

"Fabulous, wish I had done this 2 years ago when I started in sales."

“I enjoy working with Doug and have attended several of his presentations and workshops. Would like to see our sales team attend training.”