Testimonials

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

"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."

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

"Very thorough, covered many valuable topics. I have already used things I learned! Even seasoned professionals will learn and take away many new techniques."

"Very informative."

“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!!!”

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

"Engaging, informative and a good takeaway."

“Awesome as always. I learned a new perspective and approach. Was very impressed with Day Planning and Paraphrasing. Thank you for giving me some very useful key questions and statements to use in my sales.”

"I really enjoyed your program. It produced tangible, doable, and meaningful tasks."

"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."  

"Fantastic program! One of the best day seminars I have had. Recommending you for training at my company. Extremely insightful and engaging."

"Great, clear, concise, motivational!"

“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!”

"I have received excellent value from our coaching sessions together and find myself consciously referencing what I have learned in everyday situations."

"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."

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

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

"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!"

"Doug provided quality strategic planning facilitation for the non-profit organization I lead. He crafted a productive agenda that left us with a sense of accomplishment, and provided great insights as we progressed with our planning. I recommend Doug for your strategic planning needs. And, it's true, he's a downright nice guy!"

"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!"

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

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

"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!"

“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.”

"The Phase II Leadership Program material is an imperative tool. The focus on developing each leader to become savvy and the attention to detail was impeccable. Thank you for your due diligence Doug."

"The program was very pointed and direct"

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

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

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

"My recommendation to business leaders is to invest in leadership training for yourself and your employees. I can speak from experience; I have elevated my skills and knowledge to a greater level. Thank you Doug for making me not only a better manager, but a better leader."

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

"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!"

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

"Great program. I can apply these tools at work and home! Thank you."

"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."

"This program was absolutely amazing! It has taught me more than I could have asked for, for both of my jobs. I would even take it again!"

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

“Outstanding content. Doug is an excellent presenter.”

"Excellent!"

"Very effective. Great tools and techniques."

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

"Very informative. Well presented ideas on fostering a better company through communication and leadership."

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

"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 good program with valuable information. Lots of useful tips that will help me become a more effective leader. Enjoyed learning many new tools for efficiency.”

"Fantastic pace and fantastic company."

“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.”

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

"Very informative and motivational"

“Overall I have improved in all areas of leadership and management while being coached by Doug. Some concepts are more challenging to apply and reinforce because of the growing state of the lab, but I am confident that I will be able to practice and implement all applicable tools and guide the company growth in a more efficient manner.”

"I have been involved in several similar trainings, but this was by far the best, most concise leadership program I have attended. Very well done. I learned several new things as well as refreshed several others. Thank you!"

“I thought the presentation was wonderful and very insightful. I am leaving with new communication tools and reinforcement of old tools that I forget to use!”

"Excellent use of funds, sums it up nicely."

"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."

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

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

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

"This was fabulous! Thanks!"

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

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

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

"Excellent. Extremely helpful. Great examples..."

"Broad range of subjects addressing real work-place issues. This training was more effective than any I've attended before."

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

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

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

Doug, your presentation to the ABWA on How to Deliver Tough Messages was terrific. Very valuable content. I'm so glad I purchased one of your books because I would like to learn more."

"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.”

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

"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." 

"Doug is a fantastic coach and works well with people at all levels of an organization. We have used his service for individual coaching, team building and business operation ideas. He is enthusiastic and truly cares that his help is appropriate for the situation. I have used other coaches and Doug is clearly the best of the lot. As a past TEC member I know I receive greater value from Doug while expending less time."

"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!"

"Engaging and relevant. Easy to understand and implement."

"Simple ideas but very underused tools"

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

“My team has been working with DVD Consulting for several years and have had great results. They performed in-depth analysis and made recommendations that enabled us to become a marquee office for my company. They have done a great job in many areas. They sat down with each staff member to determine the needs of each individual, and assisted me in getting more productivity from each employee. We have engaged in several team building events to show each employee the importance of teamwork and how 1+1 = 3 if we all work towards the same goals. DVD has had a major effect on increasing the communication in the office and getting employees to talk effectively with each other. Doug Van Dyke has also been a mentor to me in many ways: from increasing my communication skills to introducing me to technology tools that have helped me become more efficient in my job. My coach has also given many lessons on different leadership styles that deliver results; nonverbal communication skills; Matrix Management; organization skills; recognition and motivating others; speaking effectively; time management and ways to foster open communication. Doug has assisted me in creating a positive work setting in my office that has greatly impacted results. His broad business background and positive upbeat personality can assistant in many ways to enhancement any business.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

"Enjoyed the program very much - very informative. Lots of great 'usable' information."

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

"Great session, very helpful! What an eye-opener."

"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."

"Material and topics are interesting and relevant to my job. Good pace."

"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." 

"I work in training so this session was very valuable to me. I liked the information on body language and the facts about what percentage of information we retain by reading, hearing, experiencing."

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

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

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

"Even though I'm more into people leadership than sales, I thought the Sales Simplified program applied very much to what I do."

“Certainly added tools that I need to be a better leader. Also, reinforced some concepts that I had forgotten from other leadership lessons. Reminds me of the influential leaders I’ve had, and the value they’ve had on my development.”

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

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

"Very impressed that Doug could keep us so engaged/entertained through an entire day. I am excited to put what I have learned to practice."

"The program was effective and so much needed. Got some critical issues out on the table."

"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."

"Doug provided us with excellent tools to build a great working relationship."