Testimonials

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

"High value in short time"

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!

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

"I thoroughly enjoyed the program - lots of great information, ideas to incorporate that are 'doable' not unrealistic. Many new tools and techniques shared."

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

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

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

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

"It was an excellent course and has helped me put a plan together to become more effective."

"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 - 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!"

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

"Key points I took from Doug: the importance of communication with peers and teambuilding through planning."

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

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

"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."

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

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."

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

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

"The Leadership Development Program provides tools and concepts that will allow a leader to heighten their skills and bring the value back to the company. Excellent presentation of how to utilize the tools and concepts with lots of 'stickability.'"

"Excellent topics and very well organized. Tools I can go back and immediately begin applying."

"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!"

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

"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."

"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 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."

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

"After going through the Working Agreement process with Doug I have become more aware of my habitual body language, tone and words, and how they affect my working relationships."

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

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

"Doug is an excellent presenter; the best "corporate" style presenter I've ever seen. I also loved the content of the program."

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

"This is an excellent program - informative, enjoyable, great group of professionals, dynamic, and an excellent opportunity to proactively enforce the skills learned."

"It was great! Well thought out with useful suggestions such as Priority Communication Tool, Delegation, and Time MGMT."

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

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

“There are a multitude of useful practices effectively discussed/communicated to increase efficiency in leadership positions stemming from structuring priorities and communication styles. I found all areas helpful and usable. Now it’s a matter of practicing, expanding, and refining these skills! A life-long process.”

"Great job! I got good, valuable points from this presentation."

"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."

"Loved it! I wanted to hear more!"

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"The program was excellent. I will use this knowledge in my everyday communication."

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

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

"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!"

"Very good program, opened up communication between employees"

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

"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."

"Fantastic! Awesome! Interesting! Informative! Engaging!"

"Your session on Working Agreements is a common sense approach to improving communication and collaborative relationships. Very effectively presented!"

"This program has helped me communicate in the work place and in my personal life."

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

"The program was great! Doug provided an abundance of takeaways that can be used not only in the workplace but in my personal life as well."

"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."

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

"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."

"Very informative. Doug is an excellent speaker, very articulate and funny."

"What fresh, new ideas about leadership. It was terrific. Different style, great instructor!"

"Doug has the uncanny ability to present a topic in straight forward, easy to understand language. Many people find themselves moving from a worker role to a leadership role with little formal training. This book lays the groundwork for a new leader to rise to the top. Fundamentals presented in a straightforward manner makes this one of the best books on the subject available today. I highly recommend it."

"Excellent presentation, delivered exceptionally."

"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." 

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

 "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." 

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

"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."   

"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."

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

"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, helpful for my everyday performance in how to engage with employees and for personal situations. The program helped me to become a better leader."

"I thought it was a great tool to address the disconnects our groups have had. It has made significant inroads into righting the ship."

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

"Excellent, practical, innovative, and useful."

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

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

"I found this program to be both enlightening to me and my group, as well as personally."

"Lots of great ideas, very well-presented."

"Doug's program on Working Agreements is helping our communication tremendously"

“I love Doug’s energy. He kept everything interesting and relevant!”

“Very informative program that has helped me greatly. Doug is an inspiration and has taught me better ways to deal with situations, not only in the workplace, but in my home life as well. I wish there were more sessions I could attend. The program was a great use of my time!”

"Informative, entertaining, engaging. I like your style."

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

"Excellent - great ideas and techniques to practice."

"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."

"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."

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