Testimonials

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Terrific Strategic Planning session - very concise, informative, stayed on task."

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

"Valuable information; relevant and easy to understand"

"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!"      

“New perspective on communication, specifically paraphrasing and reversing. Very good energy.”

"Excellent program. Doug is a very effective and entertaining speaker."

"Fabulous, educational, informational, exciting, challenging!! Great stuff"

“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.”

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

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

"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."

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

"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. "    

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

“Very enlightening. I hope the info is used to further progress our group.”

"Very informative and organized. I like how you kept us on task!"

"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 "

"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."

"Great! I will be implementing much of what I learned tomorrow."

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

"Informative. It was worth my time."

"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."

"Loved it! I wanted to hear more!"

"Please come back and continue this! Thank you so very much for being here - loved hearing you."

“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.”

“Excellent program, would recommend other leaders from Tervis to take advantage of this opportunity next time. Content was very helpful and I was able to implement a lot of the practices immediately.”

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

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

“Thanks for a wonderful workshop! It was great to see our team come together in amazing ways. The feedback revealed it was a resounding success! I am spreading the word, and look forward to being in touch for future activities/events.”

"Informative, practical, and much needed!"

“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!”

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

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

"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."

"This seminar was very helpful to me. It was titled "How to Deliver Tough Messages". The topic couldn't have been more timely since I have a meeting tomorrow which I would have made a mess of without Doug's suggestions!"

"Very positive and good insight for sales opportunities."

"This was one of the most informative, thought-provoking, and collaborative training sessions I have attended. I am a life-long learner and this has given me the tools to reassess my leadership abilities by cementing the good and to question and/or change the bad."

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

"Thanks so much for your help this week, Doug! I'm grateful for your participation in our Leadership Innovation Conference and I thought the outcome was fantastic."

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

"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!"

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

"I want to implement these concepts and I plan on beginning now. Thank you Doug, your professionalism and leadership are incredible! You make such a difference to our team and you teach me so much!"

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

"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."

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!

"Jam-packed with useful information, interesting, pleasant, fun, with a lot of tools to take back to work."

"Needed, thorough, effective"

"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 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!”

"This was fabulous! Thanks!"

"Great program. Common sense that is summarized neatly in an easy to use tool."

 “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.”

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

"I thought it was great and I plan to utilize the concepts immediately."

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

"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."

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

"The energy was amazing! Doug keeps the session interesting by including activities."

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

"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."

"I think it was great to discuss different departments and how they interact and affect each other."

"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!"

"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."

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

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

"Excellent - great ideas and techniques to practice."

"Best class ever. Day flew by!"

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

"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 program was very creative and very problem solving!"

"Content was relative, presentation was very good. Doug kept all of us involved and interested"

"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!"

“Doug, Just wanted to thank you for the session on collaboration and Working Agreements.  I used your Working Agreement template here at my new position at L-3 and I’m getting recognition for my efforts by the President of Aviation Recorders. I followed the process by the “book” and it went extremely well.  I hope you have a happy holiday!”

"It was a great program to motivate and build stronger teams"

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

"Informational, entertaining, and useful."

"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."   

"There were many good takeaways that I wll be implementing."

"Doug was an engaging and inspiring speaker. I hav ebeen to several leadership trainings in the past and I can say that this training was excellent. The material was clear and easy to apply. I will be using some skills I leaerned to better communicate with other managers and my team. I also have new tools to use when managing my time to make sure all my efforts are geared towards meeting our organization's goals."      

"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 program! Informative discussion that can be brought back to my workplace. Great examples and references to help relate and paint a picture.”

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

"Enjoyed interaction with other employees on activities. Fun and informative!"

"Excellent use of time. Helped tremendously."

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

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

"I thought the program was excellent!"

Great information, enthusiastic speaker, enjoyed the day! Inciteful with a nice entertainment value."

" Valuable information- Highlight leadership styles- Information on millennial expectations and styles- incredible!"

“I definitely have taken in and learned many useful tools from our coaching sessions. It is always a pleasure to have an opportunity to be mentored by one of the ‘Greats’ when it comes to leadership. From our first session, I began to put the tools to work and have seen many positive improvements in my working relationships. I feel, there will be many more opportunities for me to raise the bar and push the percentages up as the department, team, and I grow. Thank you Doug!”

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

"Great content and participation. I hope we all practice what we learned, especially respectful communication and behavior."