Testimonials

"Great program. There were so many great tools to use in real time. You were great! Thank you for sharing this valuable information."

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

"As always, Doug is well-spoken and easy to follow. the program covered a wide variety of topics effectively."

"Loved the program. Strong, easy to use content. Great handouts. Doug used situations and examples many encounter regularly. Very applicable."

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

"This program has been very helpful in learning to deal with testy customers."

"I found the discussion and tools very helpful with handling calls. My confidence will increase with these tools over time."

"I felt this was a robust program. I found you to be direct and engaging. You listened to our challenges and then introduced tools to help us succeed."

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

“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.”

"Valuable information; relevant and easy to understand"

"Fantastic pace and fantastic company."

"Hi Doug,  First let me say, it has been such a pleasure  working with you over the last few months.  The tips, guidance and support you provided and offered were INVALUABLE.   I also appreciate the comprehensive summary. Believe it or not, I used it as a reference point early this morning."   

"You were a big hit with our group. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with such expertise. I have received loads of positive feedback. Thanks again."

"Excellent. I was nervous of the program and the ability to find it useful, but it was great and I really found it interesting and educational."

"This session achieved the deliverables required. It was very good for the group."

“Entertaining and fast-paced. Kept my attention from beginning to end.”

"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."

"This was fabulous! Thanks!"

"Well paced program. I appreciate that the content involved group participation and sharing of ideas."

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

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

"Great content. Doug was terrific at adapting message to the audience."

"Especially at this point on our many change initiative journeys, this was perfectly timed. i will begin working with working agreements and power paraphrasing immediately."

"Written by an experienced speaker and training expert, Leadership Simplified presents a breezy, fast-paced guide to becoming an effective leader. Based on work with thousands of professionals, the book blends anecdotes and practical advice as it breaks down the steps toward becoming a successful leader into a series of well-defined tasks. With an informal style, clear action points, and intriguing stories, the book is a refreshing antidote to the more ponderous works dealing with the issues of leadership."

"Doug is able to take the concepts and skills that are most critical to operating a successful organization and distill them down in a simple way to their critical steps or components. The outcome is material that can be delivered cost effectively in a short period of time, can be understood clearly as it is delivered, and most important, is easy and practical for the recipients to implement with enthusiasm."

"I attended your Leadership Simplified Boot Camp last Friday. I enjoyed the training very much and have already implemented some of your suggestions. Thank you so much."

"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."

"This was an excellent delivery of useful tactics that will greatly enhance our company's efficiency."

“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.”

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

"A must program for anyone starting into sales. Excellent delivery."

"Very good program, opened up communication between employees"

"Really beneficial to me. I have learned a lot of things that will be very useful to me and to my team. I would like my staff to attend also. Great program....thank you!"

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

"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!"

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

“Hi Doug,  Thanks for sharing tonight at the Centre Club’s Social Media panel presentation. I really appreciated your insight on LinkedIn strategies. I learned a ton!!”

"Great content and techniques. Very eye opening. The program helped me think of selling in a new way. Thank you."

"Doug has provided exceptional learning programs for the associates at the Global Technology and Information Center for The Nielsen Company. He has offered very insightful ideas for repurposing some of his programs into a smaller Lunch n Learn series. In fact, Doug's sessions have been averaging 50-75 participants regularly and his series has proven to be very popular. Doug is knowledgeable, professional and sincere in his approach to consulting and executive coaching. His newletters are thought provoking and his insights valuable in today's world. We value his contributions and look forward to new opportunities to collaborate with him for the benefit of our associates." 

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

"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone.  You are an inspiration in so many ways.  Your course is one of the best I have taken and the “stick ability” is amazing!  I really appreciate all the effort you put into ensuring there is value in each session. I am so impressed with what I learned and the new tools I have been provided that I wish it was a weekly staple!"

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Awesome program! I learned a number of new techniques to more effectively lead, not only in corporate America, but at home, interacting with my family as well. Doug has an extremely positive, wonderful attitude. I truly enjoyed real-life examples Doug shared through his consulting practice."

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

"What did I like about the program? Everything!"

"Much more detailed action items, 'deeper' items to handle and prioritize. Glad folks were honest."

"Great job pushing people to open up, providing a great foundation and solid toolbox for professional speaking. Very creative in providing constructive feedback allowing people to learn and grow."

 "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." 

"This program really pushed me to question my own leadership style and challenged me to improve, develop, and grow - both myself and my team."

"Very informative with great interaction. Allowed co-workers who normally would not know each other to interact."

"Great program!! I gained a lot of valuable information."

"Thank you for being great at what you do. Using skills and tools from Leadership Simplified has greatly reduced many if not all barriers that appeared to be present in the professional world for me. I still continue to learn and communicate skills and tools I have developed which has only further increased my potential. The leadership simplified class was pivotal in my development. So, thank you so much!"

"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!"

"Working with Doug Van Dyke over the past few years has been a great experience. Doug's training and coaching has strengthened each of the individuals in Profit Management as well as the overall team. He has given me tools to improve my communication skills and leadership abilities. This has had a positive impact on my entire team. This coaching process has proven to be an integral part of our team moving forward. Doug possesses an energy that is stimulating, motivating, and fun. I look forward to working with him again in the future."

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

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

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

"Doug moved us effectively through conversations we do not normally discuss as a group. We learned teambuilding skills that we need to practice in order for everyone to speak their thoughts."

"The coaching sessions you crafted were tailored to the characteristics of the mentored individual. The results have been outstanding."

“Hi Doug, Thank you again for all your time and knowledge shared during our sessions. The tools discussed are invaluable and ones I will use for many years. The sessions have challenged me to raise the bar as a leader and in my own personal development. Thank you!”

"Simple concept, very interesting and applicable."

"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.”

"Excellent training for leaders to be more effective and influential utilizing the lessons learned during the program."

"The Leadership Development Program was very beneficial and supplied me with knowledge and tools that I can apply in my everyday work. I met many interesting managers and directors during the 10 week course and they all felt the program helped them increase their leadership skills, gain confidence in their own abilities, and become more organized and effective. I recommend this program to both new leaders and experienced leaders as it provides great feedback about their own management practices. This training could also be very useful for non-managers as well, so they can get insight on the management role and understand why managers do what they do. Understanding each other is the first step to better team work."

"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."  

“Doug Van Dyke from DVD Consulting facilitated our multi-day, annual retreat and he was excellent. He kept a very diverse group of people on track and helped us accomplish much more than we could have dreamed. Doug was a great choice and I highly recommend him.” 

"I REALLY have appreciated each of the weekly topics and how they relate to me as a leader, to my career, and to what has currently been going on at work. Week by week each class builds upon the other creating a foundation of leadership skills. The "foundation" points I have learned actually run through my head during work situations. I find myself engaged during work moments and cognizant of my behavior/ bodylanguage/ paraphrasing, etc. I THANK YOU Doug for helping me become a better leader!"

"Very valuable; especially in the tech world with all the linear thinkers."

"Love it. The best part is how simple the tools are. The Working Agreement should be valuable."

"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."

"Excellent. More!"

"Very good information. Makes so much sense!"

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

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

"Excellent – I really can’t thank you enough for the coaching you have provided these past few months, it’s really challenged me to develop as a manager far more quickly than I thought possible.  I will definitely be in touch if I run into any issues in the coming weeks "

"Doug, First of all, let me share that I have very high expectations with presenters and probably, to a fault, find fault. Having said that, you are really a practiced professional. Here is what I saw in your presentation in no particular order: You have broad and deep knowledge. You are very confident and comfortable leading a group, holding attention and telling great stories. You have all the secrets in getting participation and keeping the meeting moving. You have great energy and strong credibility. As honest as I can be without being prejudice, you are really awesome. On the drive to the airport, key members of my team were raving about your presentation. Thanks for making me look good, as well as imparting wisdom to my team."  

"I learned so much from Doug, especially the key points for a successful team: Communication, Planning & Team Work."

"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."

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

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

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

"Doug has done fantastic work with me as my business coach. His guidance is always very insightful and on-point. I feel he is a major key to the success of my business. I would recommend Doug to everyone who wants a consultant who can help them achieve their best results."

"Very well done - perfect timing for me"

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

"On behalf of Leadership Pinellas, I thank you for your outstanding presentation to kick off our speaker series. We have received such positive feedback from many of the attendees on how much they benefitted from your message. I look forward to our paths crossing again in the near future!"

“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.”

"I have worked with Doug for several years now. What always amazes me, is the scope of knowledge that he brings to the table. Whether it is customer service, time management, management, leadership, vendor relations, hiring, etc. Doug is definitely a great asset and he has helped me and my company be more productive multiple times."

"Doug is an excellent presenter. Good information delivered effectively."

"Very informative. Great program!"

"The program offered a lot of valuable information. Doug was excellent!"

"A lot of good content packed into one day; nice level of interaction and practical examples."

"Practical, can be used with every business."

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

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