Testimonials

"Thank you for your assistance in keeping us focused and from becoming overwhelmed by the work ahead of us."

"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."

"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!"

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

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

"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."

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

“This has given me some great tools to work with. I feel more confident in how I will handle difficult areas of my job. I truly see how just going along to avoid a difficult issue does not help – it only gets worse unless you have the skills to deal with it appropriately.”

"Pitched up some interesting tidbits."

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

"I thought the program was excellent!"

"The program was thoughtfully tailored to meet the needs of this particular audience. Obviously Mr. Van Dyke had done his homework. This organization enjoys very high standards in the selection of its presenters; this program was among the best."

"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."

“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.”

"Well done; easy to understand tool"

"Very educational and beneficial to my career. Lots of valuable tools for me to use."

"The name Leadership Simplified says it all... taking simple techniques and learning to apply them. Very insightful..."

“Dear Doug, I wanted to let you know the good news, that we just this week sold our shop. As you may remember, Eddie and I purchased Marion Smith Florist 10 years ago with virtually no equity to our name. We were able to get $650,000 for the business, and are holding no notes, during a challenging retail environment. I think back often and realize that none of this would have been possible without your dedication and creativity. I can’t thank you enough for not discarding our intentions and instead working with us to help us realize our dream. Now I have new dreams, and am looking forward to investing in another business, but this time with an MBA degree behind me and significantly more equity.”

"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."

"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."

"On behalf of eAutoclaims I would like to thank you for delivering a powerful and informative training session that will provoke action from our associates to achieve the desired results. The summary is also comprehensive and much appreciated. We look forward to working with you again in the future."

"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."

"This program really hit the target today in meeting the needs of the organization. Great boot camp!"

"Doug is an excellent coach. His program was easy to understand and on point to what I needed."

"Very informative. Great program!"

"Hi Doug, I really enjoyed the two sessions I took with you at the APC conference in Orlando.  I’ve been able to immediately put some things in use – so great success and ROI!  I have also raved about your sessions to my boss and the CEO. "    

"Excellent!"

"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.”

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

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

“Doug, Below is the communication I sent to our HR team and VPO. I hope they realize the value in what you provide – I know there are a lot of others within Omnicare that would benefit from your Leadership Development Program. I wish you could see how you have impacted some of our staff.  Their communication has probably improved the most.  I actually saw an email written by one of the participants to an employee that was so motivating I was in awe. She would have never taken it upon herself to send an email like that before. I also witnessed another member of the group give a presentation last week and her confidence level was at an all-time high. We are now having morning huddles in both processing and distribution. I have not had to get involved in email battles for quite some time now. I could go on. We will see where we go from here but I certainly feel that we have leaders now.    Thanks again for everything! Please see below:   All,   Our leaders have completed Leadership Simplified's Leadership Development Program and I have attached their summaries that they turned into Doug on their final day. As I watch the staff now during their daily activities, I can certainly see the positive impact these sessions have had on their performance and attitudes. Judging by their comments they found a lot of value in what they have learned as well. They are acting more like a unit and are working together more efficiently. This allows me to spend more time on important areas of the business and less time providing them with guidance or having to mediate their actions. They are using the tools they learned in order to communicate better with their employees, our customers, and each other. I would recommend this leadership development program to others, either as a team or individually. It has really impacted our team.    Thanks for allowing our team to take part in this training!”

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

"Amazing!! Thank you for so many great tools!! I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. Doug provides an in-depth approach on how being an effective leader in the workplace benefits not only the workplace environment, but the whole person in the process."

"Very informative program. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot."

“Great presentation and facilitator, generating self-evaluation and insight regarding our team. Looking forward to continuing the process.”

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

"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."

 “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.”

"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."

"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!"

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

"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."

"Best class ever. Day flew by!"

"Fantastic pace and fantastic company."

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

"Interesting, effective, makes you think, makes you aware of the strengths you have already, but haven't utilized or realized."

"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."

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 team building program was very informative and helpful. I loved the day planning ideas. Doug's sessions are always a great time!"

“The program was very engaging. Really enjoyed the personal stories that ‘drove the message home!’”

Very educational and fun. Good information and helpful tips. 

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

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

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

"Great, clear, concise, motivational!"

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

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

"Hello Doug, It was a pleasure to meet you and participate in your Leadership Simplified program at our ABWA chapter meeting this evening.  I always want to "sharpen the saw" and your topics were very helpful. I am going to check out your website for your upcoming seminars - they sound like they are right up my alley!  I plan to start reading your book this weekend.  We can never learn too much.  Many thanks!"

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

"I think this program was very valuable. The CD/Homework served as a great base to start. Great job!"

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

"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!"

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

"The material you presented fits together nicely. I plan to use the tools and techniques with my team tomorrow!"

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

“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!”

"Engaging and encouraging. I feel charged up and revitalized. Fits every need of our organization ... and personal life."

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

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

"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."

"it has improved my effectiveness and efficiency."

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

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

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

"Dear Doug, Thank you so much for the great job you did presenting to our group today. Your presentation was informative and easy to understand. It is obvious why you are so successful at what you do. Feel free to use me as a reference with any future clients."

"Very good - an abundance of useful materials and concepts that I can put to use immediately."

"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."

"Very informative. Many helpful techniques and skills to become a better leader. Effective tools to streamline leadership skills and time management. I am noticing positive benefits within my organization regarding the tools I have employed."

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

“I truly enjoyed the program and found it to be valuable and informative. Excellent presentation and good tools to put in place.”

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

"Very informative."

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

"Excellent - great ideas and techniques to practice."

"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!"

“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.”

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

“Doug, the coaching sessions with you have been an integral part of my career growth at American Express and have been extremely helpful in putting things into perspective for me. I truly appreciate all that you do!”

"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."

"Excellent, to the point, focused, structured, new material and educational. Really enjoyed the day planning. Lots of great information."

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

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

"An excellent program and master example of how to run a training class. As an aspiring trainer, it was engrossing!"

"Very well done - perfect timing for me"

"Excellent use of our time. I am very optimistic about what this program can and will do for us as individuals and as a company."

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

"Well done- many new ideas I can take home and implement"

"I have worked with Doug on a number of consulting engagements. The quality of his work has always been outstanding. He is one of my go to people when it comes to topics on leadership, sales, and coaching. His blog is one of the few that I read on a regular basis. Doug is a consummate professional. I recommend him highly."

"Your techniques and skills helped to consolidate our priorities, while providing a detailed roadmap to implement."