Testimonials

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

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

"Very informative with easy going presentation."

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

"Fantastic information. I will be able to implement several items we covered immediately."

"Needed, thorough, effective"

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

"Hi Doug, Thank you for leading a great day yesterday! The tools you provided and your ground work with the team activities will be information the care managers may use immediately as well as continue to grow in their expertise. I appreciate your expertise and effectiveness. I'm looking forward to an incredible 2012!"

"Excellent"

"Interesting and very appropriate at this time in my organization."

“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.”

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

"Fun and very informative. I learned a lot about planning and ways to deal with procrastination."

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

"It was great! Well presented. Learned new techniques to use at work."

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

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

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

"Pitched up some interesting tidbits."

“Absolutely inspiring! After 20 years in business and many, many training events, the programs you have customized for us over the past few years have been the most productive I have ever experienced.”

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

"Effective, so much needed. Got some critical issues out on the table."

“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!”

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

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

"Great business advisor with high integrity and a great personality."

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

"Very effective. Great tools and techniques."

"Excellent program, very helpful. I am currently using some of your organization techniques, including day planning and time management skills."

"Well thought out and good examples."

"Informative and learned many things I can use to perform my job better."

"Practical, can be used with every business."

"A job well done of shepherding us to results and providing a sense of accomplishment."

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

"Very informative, helpful, interesting and fun. Loved the interactive activities!"

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

"Very good information. Makes so much sense!"

"Interesting, thorough, comprehensive"

"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!"

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

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

"Excellent use of time. Helped tremendously."

"An excellent process. Really engaging."

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

"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."

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

"Good program and good content"

"Informational, entertaining, and useful."

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

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

"The Leadership Simplified program was excellent. Doug is a wonderful speaker. Great job!"

"Excellent!"

"Very well done. Great information I can use in my job and LIFE.

"Very well done, great energy. I was not looking forward to this, but at the end of the day, it was very worthwhile"

"I thought the program was excellent!"

"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."

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

"Very helpful indeed. Good start."

"Very good and productive! Great information on holding effective meetings."

"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."

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

"High value in short time"

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

"Very informative and motivational"

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

"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."

"Thought out, effective, insightful into leadership qualities."

"Great Value!"

"Good key points, good tools, interactive, effective, great delivery."

"Great, clear, concise, motivational!"

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

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

"Excellent, especially the Working Agreement. I can see how useful this tool could be."

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

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

"Terrific presentation. The personal 'true' stories were very helpful."

"Loved it! I wanted to hear more!"

"To the point and much needed information"

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

"Very interesting and effectively done"

"I love the program's emphasis on productivity and effective communication."

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

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

"Great insight!"

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

"Very important and useful leadership tool. Excellent presentation style."

"Very informative. I look forward to applying the tools to my everyday work life."

"The program highlights many ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the workplace. I thought it was very enlightening and gave me tools I can use."

"The presentation was informative and encouraged lots of new ideas"

"Well done; easy to understand tool"

"Excellent, fantastic! Enjoyed real world examples, implementable tools & a sense of humor."

“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 team. He also has described how to better leverage tools that I already was using, but was clumsy with at best. The tools provided and those sharpened will be an integral part of carving out new paths going forward. Doug has provided not only abundant and highly useful information, but he possesses an energy that is stimulating and motivating. I look forward to working with him again in the future.”

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

"Informative, I like the real life examples."

"Great team building program. I liked the active team interaction mixed in with the presentation."

"Excellent content and delivery!"

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

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

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

"Energizing"