PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Gene Levine’s business disciplines are Corporate Turnaround, Industrial Management, Leadership and Success Coaching, Production Engineering and Union Avoidance. His private consulting practice, Gene Levine Associates, has, since 1965, specialized in providing solutions for profit and people problems within organizations, companies, municipalities and government entities .

Mr. Levine’s reputation is one of today’s foremost authorities on leadership, union-avoidance and union-decertification, training, motivation, re-engineering, production and quality improvement, communication, absenteeism and labor turnover reduction, success coaching and innovative incentive systems.

A prolific published writer, Mr. Levine has authored over 100 eBooks, 78 published papers, 16 management-oriented books and manuals, including his newest book, “The Rich Factors” His articles entitled, “The Industry Advisor” always appear in industrial magazines.

He is a sought after business seminar leader (over 170 highly attended seminars to-date with attendees giving him a consistent presentation rating of A+). Mr. Levine is listed in Who’s Who in America’s Speakers confirming his ability as a dynamic and effective teacher and motivator.”

PERSONAL DATA

Active in civic affairs, his past roles have included, Chair, Public Relations Committee - Lion’s Club. President, Canton Chamber of Commerce.  Chair of Van Zandt County Texas Industrial Committee. Chair, Chair, Organization Committee - High Springs Main Street Program.  Chair, City of High Springs Plan Board. Member, City of High Springs Mayor's Taskforce For Economic Development. Head of Regional Training for the Texas SBA’s Development Center.

PUBLISHED BOOKS AND PROFESSIONAL SERIES TRAINING MANUALS

(Detail of these publications can be found at http://www.genelevine.com/Manuals.htm)

1.                  Reducing and Controlling Absenteeism and Labor Turnover

2.                  How To Attract, Hold And Motivate People To Work

3.                  Supervisory Training

4.                  Basic Time Study

5.                  How To Write An Effective Policies and Procedure Manual and Employee Handbook

6.                  Writing Effective Job Descriptions

7.                  Improving Your Incentive Systems Effectiveness

8.                  Purchasing and Using Computers in Business (No longer available)

9.                  Utility Operator Team Member Program

10.              The Complete Union Avoidance Manual

11.              Merit, Group and Other Incentive Plans

12.              How To Lead And Influence People

13.              “ASSETT^Ó” Machine Operator Training Program  

14.       The Complete Union Decertification Manual

15.        How to Achieve Award Winning Customer Service

16.        The Rich Factors

PUBLISHED PAPERS (samples upon request)

1.                  “Management’s Biggest Problem – Human Relations.” Bobbin Magazine (February, 1960).

2.                  “Motivation: A Person’s Purpose.” How to crystallize your own specific worthwhile goal and what you’re willing to do to reach it. Bobbin Magazine (June 1965).

3.                  “7 X 15 = 0.” Why turnover has to be reduced – Bobbin Magazine (November 1974).

4.                  “Superman, Crackerjack and Success.” The importance of setting goals Bobbin Magazine (August 1974).

5.                  “The New Age of Engineered Motivation Technology.” How programmed instruction and decision trees can be used to help train management. Bobbin Magazine (January, 1971).

6.                  “Farmer Brown’s Survival Dilemma.” Why cutting down on HR functions can ultimately cause a businesses’ demise. Bobbin Magazine (January, 1975).

7.                  “Uncle Zeb’s Balance Stone.” Why doing things as they’ve always been done can eventually ruin a business. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1977).

8.                  “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Computer: Part I?” A primer on what computers are. How they will one-day be part of every person’s life and how to prepare yourself to use them. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1981).

9.                  “Glossary of Computer Terms.” The meaning of all of today’s computer terms and buzz words. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1981).

10.              “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Computer: Part II—Variables and Programming?” How computers are programmed to do tasks and how you can write a very simple program. Bobbin Magazine (November, 1981).

11.              “What’s the Difference Between Winners and Losers?” How to always be on the winning side. Bobbin Magazine (January, 1982).

12.              “Lesson of Life.” What life can and will teach us if we are receptive. Bobbin Magazine (February, 1982).

13.              “Seek and You Shall Find . . . If you’re Lucky.” How to find what’s broke and how to fix it.” Bobbin Magazine (March, 1982).

14.              “Of course I’m Listening to You . . . What’d You Say?” How to improve listening skills and why. Bobbin Magazine (April, 1982).

15.              “So What’s New?” How to structure and use quality circles. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1982).

16.              “Follow the Leader.” The basic ingredients of a professional leader. Bobbin Magazine (June, 1982).

17.              “Computer Talk: The Feasibility Study.” How to decide what computer system and/or software best fits your company’s present and future needs. Bobbin Magazine (July, 1982).

18.              “Look For The Union Label.” What unions really do and why enlightened management should strive to remain union-free. Bobbin Magazine (July, 1982).

19.              “Thank you Dr. Maslow.” An explanation of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and how those thought can be used in workplace management. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1982).

20.              “Computer Talk: Documenting Computer Systems.” How to document computer programs enabling others to know your reasoning and source code.” Bobbin Magazine (August, 1982).

21.              “Time Study, A Waste of Time?” An examination of some proven alternatives to time study when developing production standards. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1982).

22.              “Computer Talk: Proper Systems Analysis and Design.” How to determine if your manual systems are ready to be computerized and if they’re not, what to do about it. Bobbin Magazine (September 1982).

23.              “Authenticity.” The importance of truthful and credible management. Bobbin Magazine (October, 1982).

24.              “The Time of Our Lives.” How to maximize our available time to best advantage. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1982).

25.              “Boy, Are We Slow to Learn.” Why companies who do not have excellent training and orientation programs are putting themselves in harm’s way and what to do about it. Bobbin Magazine (February, 1983).

26.              “Motivation, Manager to Manager.” Sometimes managers are their own worst enemy and what to do about it. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1990).

27.              “Is Empowerment Right For You?” Bobbin Magazine (January, 1993).

28.              “Finding and Keeping the Best Operators” How to attract and hold the best employees in a tight labor market. Bobbin Magazine (February, 1993).

29.              “Hiring and Training New Operators” The proven way to hire and train machine operators. Bobbin Magazine (March 1993).

30.              “Profitable Alternatives to Piecework.” Are monetary incentives the only way to get and keep employees motivated? Bobbin Magazine (April, 1993).

31.              “The Qualities of Leadership.” What traits do today’s most successful leaders have in common and how you could utilize some of their methods. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1993).

32.              “Developing Supervisors.” How to develop supervisors into more effective leaders. Bobbin Magazine (June, 1993).

33.              “Improving Communications.” Unique ways to ensure your message is reached by those who need to know. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1993).

34.              “Improving your Payroll Analysis Will Pay Off.” What tools should a proper payroll analysis provide to management and how to design the most effective system. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1993).

35.              “Bye Bye Engineering.” How the future will bring tremendous and positive changes in the way Industrial Engineers deal with people. Bobbin Magazine (November, 1993).

36.              “Let the Games Begin.” How some companies use games to get and keep employees motivated and why the games seem to work. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1993).

37.              “Refocusing Production Control.” How to have effective control over the production process in spite of rapid change. Bobbin Magazine (March, 1994)

38.              “Reducing Absenteeism.” The real causes of absenteeism and what to do about them in order to reduce your experience. Bobbin Magazine (April, 1994)

39.              “Considering Modules?” What to consider before switch over to cell, team or module manufacturing. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1994).

40.              “Finding Time.” How to get the job done when you don’t have enough time. Bobbin Magazine (June, 1994).

41.              “New Transfer Pay Schemes are NOT the Answer.” Why one should be wary of this newest management flavor-of-the-month pay scheme. Bobbin Magazine (July, 1994)

42.              “Improving Operator Training.” Examination of the design model for effective operator training programs. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1994).

43.              “A Picture is Worth  . . .” How the use of in-house videos can speed up training and improve communication. Bobbin Magazine (October 1994).

44.              “Improving Quality.” The basic steps to improve your quality. Bobbin Magazine (November, 1994)

45.              “The Wisdom of Merit Pay.” An in-depth look at a pay plan that is gaining rapid acceptance in getting and keeping employees motivated. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1994).

46.              “Motivating Employees: No Elixirs Here.” The wrong and right ways to improve an employee’s motivation. Bobbin Magazine (January, 1995).

47.              “Retaining the Right Consultant.” Should you ever consider the need for a consultant here’s how to narrow down the search for the right one. Bobbin Magazine (February, 1995).

48.              “Incentive Systems: Individual Versus Group.” An exposé of the differences between these two popular incentive systems. Bobbin Magazine (March, 1995).

49.              “Computer Applications: How Far Will They Go?” As Computers become a normal part of everyday management tools, what does the future hold for these amazing machines? Bobbin Magazine (April, 1995).

50.              “Staying on Schedule With Utilities.” How to balance production using an often-overlooked methodology. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1995).

51.              “Poor Pitiful You.” Feeling sorry for yourself and for where you are in life? This paper may change your outlook. Bobbin Magazine (June, 1995).

52.              “Time Study Training is the Answer.” If production standards are failing perhaps the reason is due to the way those standards are set. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1995).

53.              “It All Boils Down to People.” In the final analysis, all business problems can be traced to sub-standard people performance. This paper offers ways to help you improve your management style to reduce or eliminate the issues. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1995).

54.              “Giving a Speech the Easy Way.” From the desk of Gene Levine he offers ways you can make your speeches unforgettable, positive learning experiences for your audience. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1995).

55.              “Why Policies and Procedures?” The rationale for proper policies and procedures is indisputable. This paper examines some of the lesser-known reasons why and how they should be a part of normal business modus operandi. Bobbin Magazine (January, 1996).

56.              “Did You Hear The Latest Gossip?” How to reduce gossip. Bobbin Magazine (March, 1996).

57.              “Why Psychologists?” Why companies should use Industrial Psychologists and how a good one can positively influence the bottom line. Bobbin Magazine (April, 1996).

58.              “The Decade of Change.” Gene Levine’s vision of what management has to look forward to in the next decade. Bobbin Magazine (May, 1996).

59.              “The Great 15-Minute Giveaway.” Here’s something most industrial engineers overlook that can cause substantial losses of profits for the companies they work for. Bobbin Magazine (June, 1996).

60.              “Music to Whose Ears?” Your allowing certain forms of music delivery can be causing reduced employee moral and what you can do about it. Bobbin Magazine (July, 1996).

61.              “Offsetting a Minimum Wage Increase.” Here’s how a minimum wage increase impacts even high paying companies and what you can do to offset its impact. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1996).

62.              “The Magic Bullet.” How to make your visit to a trade show one you’ll never forget. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1996).

63.              “Proper Orientation Reduces Turnover.” Here’s what to include in your orientation program to ensure its success. Bobbin Magazine (November, 1996).

64.              “Getting Hourly Workers Motivated.” What effective tools are there to inspire hourly workers to achieve higher output levels. Bobbin Magazine (March, 1997).

65.              “Developing and Using Training Curves.” How to design and use training curves to reduce training costs. Bobbin Magazine (July, 1997).

66.              “Implementing Cost Effective Quality Assurance Programs.” Here’s an overview of what an effective quality assurance department contains and how you can use this model to tailor your own functions. Bobbin Magazine (August, 1997).

67.              “Forging Successful Change.” How to develop your company’s employees to accept and even welcome constant changes. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1997).

68.              “The Fate of Time Study.” What is the future of this proven technique? Bobbin Magazine (October, 1997).

69.              “Effective Employee Discipline.” How to improve your disciplinary procedures to reduce absenteeism, wasted time, substance abuse and pilfering (among other things). Bobbin Magazine (January, 1998).

70.              “Setting Correct Allowances” What are the allowance considerations that must be incorporated into a production standard? Bobbin Magazine (April, 1998).

71.              “The Art and Science of Management” How management has changed over time and how to make sure your style is keeping pace with the changes in the people you manage. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1998).

72.              “Objective Supervisory Evaluations.” What should the supervisory evaluation process contain and how should it be conducted for maximum effectiveness? Bobbin Magazine (December, 1998).

73.              “The Power of Employee Handbooks” What is the purpose for an employee handbook and how to ensure yours reaches that goal? Bobbin Magazine (March, 1999).

74.              “How to Remain Union-Free” How to avoid ever having a union successfully organize your company. Bobbin Magazine (September, 1999).

75.              “Achieving Award Winning Customer Service.” What is a customer? What do they expect from you? How to best give that customer more than what they want, need and expect. Bobbin Magazine (December, 1999).

76.              “Building a Company Website.” Effective E-commerce begins with a website that has the customer in mind. Here’s an overview of what the best sites do to achieve their measure of success. Bobbin Magazine (February, 2000).

77.              “Absenteeism: Causes and Cures.” Here are the proven steps necessary to reduce your absenteeism to less than 3%. Bobbin Magazine (June, 2000).

78.       Conducting Effective Annual Performance Reviews

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

Delivered national, regional, in-house seminars and keynote speeches. Attendees consisted of upper management within businesses, organizations, government agencies and universities on such diverse topics as: Management, Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Union Avoidance and Union Decertification, Customer Service, Success Motivation and How to Attract, Hold and Motivate People to Work. Here are only a few of these seminars and speeches, the sponsors and where they were held:

§         “How to Set Production Standards and Make them Work”

–    Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Atlanta, GA, June, 1977.

–    Sponsored by: Puerto Rican Economic Development Administration and Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association – Puerto Rico, June 1978

–    Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Chicago, IL, 1978

–    Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Memphis, TN, May, 1981

–    Sponsored by: AMA, – Los Angeles, CA, 1982

–    Sponsored by: AMA, – Baltimore, MD, 1982

§         “Maximizing Operator Efficiency Through Improved Supervision and Time Study”

–        – Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Seattle, Washington, August, 1979

§         “Achieving Award Winning Customer Service”

–        Sponsored by: Piper/Lear Siegler, Vero Beach, FL, 1991

–        Sponsored by: Lake Central School Corporation. – St. John, Indiana, September, 1998

–        Sponsored by Jewish Community Centers of Florida – North Miami, FL, March, 2001

§         “How To Introduce, Utilize and Program Computers to Improve Profits”

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Dallas, TX, 1983

§         "How to Attract, Hold and Motivate People to Work"

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 1975

–        Sponsored by: Royal Park Fashions: Dallas, TX, 1976

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1982

–        Sponsored by: Utah Industrial Development Corporation – Salt Lake City, 1985

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Nashville, TN, 1988

–        Sponsored by: Pridecraft Enterprises, Enterprise AL, 1990

–        Sponsored by: AMA, – Washington, DC, 1992

–        Sponsored by: Montreal Manufacturer's Association, Montreal, Canada, 1996

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin/Blenheim, Miami, FL, 1997

§         “Gene Levine On Supervision”

–        Sponsored by: AMA, Nashville, TN. March, 1968

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Cambridge, MA, 1968

–        Sponsored by: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Philadelphia, PA, 1974

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Nashville, TN, 1978

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Montreal Manufacturer's Association, Montreal, Canada, 1981

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1982

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Nashville, TN, 1983

–        Sponsored by: Piper/Lear Siegler, Vero Beach, FL, 1985

–        Sponsored by: GLA, New York City, 1989

–        Sponsored by: Eagle Industries, St. Louis, MO, 1993

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin/Blenheim, Dallas, TX, 1995

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin/Blenheim, Boston, MA, 1995

–        Sponsored by: Palmer International, Philadelphia, PA, 1999

§         “Selecting, Training and Retaining Direct Labor Employees”

–        Sponsored by: Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, May, 1982

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin/Blenheim, Miami, FL, 1995

§         “How to Lead and Influence People"

–        Sponsored by: AMA, New York City, 1977

–        Sponsored by: Canadian Manufacturer’s Association , Montreal, Canada, 1979

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Atlanta, GA, June, 1983.

–        Sponsored by: Formento and the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association – Puerto Rico, June 1985

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Chicago, IL, 1985

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications – Memphis, TN, May, 1992

§         “Basic Time Study”

–        Sponsored by: GLA, York, PA, 1966

–        Sponsored by: Montreal Manufacturer's Association, Montreal, Canada, 1968

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1970

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Dallas, TX,, 1973

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Los Angeles, CA, 1973

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1974

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Nashville, TN, 1976

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Philadelphia, PA, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Montreal Manufacturer's Association, Montreal, Canada, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Dallas, TX, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Los Angeles, 1980

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1982

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Boston, MA, 1983

–        Sponsored by: University of California, Berkeley, 1986

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1989

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin/Blenheim, Nashville, TN, 1995

§         “How Accurate Piece Rates Are Developed”

–        Sponsored by: SPEC, Columbia, SC, 1987

§         “Understanding and Using Computers to Improve Profits”

–        Sponsored by:Bobbin Publications and AAMA – Atlanta, GA, November, 1981

–        Sponsored by: IBM, Dallas, TX, 1988

§         “New Ways to Measure and Increase Productivity”

–        Sponsored by: Utah Industrial Development Corporation – Salt Lake City, March, 1976

§         “Building Profits in a Changing Marketplace”

–        Sponsored by: CMA – New York City, October, 1979

§         “The Strangest Secret”

–        Sponsored by: SPEC – Atlanta, GA, 1979

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Atlanta, GA, 1982

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Publications, Boston, MA, 1987

–        Sponsored by: University of California, Berkeley, 1993

–        Sponsored by: Montreal Manufacturer's Association, Montreal, Canada, 1998

§         “Improving Your Incentive System’s Effectiveness”

–        Sponsored by: GLA – Atlanta, GA, 1988

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Media – Atlanta, GA, 1996

§         “Understanding and Using Computers in Business”

–        Sponsored by: Bobbin Media – Atlanta, GA, 1992

§         “New Ways to Move Your Business Towards Greater Profitability”

            –        Sponsored by: GCA of California – San Diego, CA 1991

§  “How to Conduct Effective Annual Performance Reviews” 

–    City Of High Springs, Florida – 2010

GENE LEVINE ASSOCIATES WEBSITE

According to WebTrends — Internet Statistical Information Services, the Gene Levine Associates WebSite (genelevine.com) is one of the largest visited sites for management training materials and information. Through a format that encourages visitor interaction, many of the hundreds of thousands of visitors ask GLA questions regarding management and business issues and Gene Levine answers those questions via e-mail, free-of-charge. This in-turn results in substantial sales for his manuals and published papers.

AWARDS

Wharton Award – “How to Attract Hold and Motivate People to Work” by Gene Levine, being voted best new management textbook for 1974

Continuing Education Instructor’s Award – Philadelphia College of Textile and Science - Presented to Gene Levine , 1975

The Martin Kramer Consulting Business Integrity Award Presented to Gene Levine – December 14, 1979

Queen’s University Award Presented to Gene Levine for Outstanding Contributions to Further Management Student Excellence – Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario – May 26, 1982

Speaker of the Year Award Presented to Gene Levine  by the Utah Industries Association – November 4, 1982

Piper/Lear Sieglar Award Presented to Gene Levine for Improving Flight Safety Training – August 15, 1985

National Speakers Annual First Place Award Presented to Gene Levine by Who’s Who in American Speaker’sAssociation – July, 1987

Outstanding Service and Contributions Award – Presented to Gene Levine by Bobbin Publications – September 26, 1988

Carnival Cruise Line Award for Gene Levine Being Voted 1^st Place in Outstanding Shipboard Seminars - 1991

Man of the Year Award – Presented to Gene Levine by the Texas Chamber of Commerce – February, 1994

Kraznitz Award Presented to Gene Levine for Excellence in Speech Delivery – St. Charles, Illinois, January 27, 1996

The Manitoba Institute Speaker of the Year Award – Presented to Gene Levine - Manitoba, Canada, 1997

Small Business Administration Award to Gene Levine for Excellence in Texas Client Assistance - 1997

Peter F. Drucker Annual Excellence in Management Training Award Presented to Gene Levine - 1998

TLCCA – Texas Licensed Child Care Association Award Presented to Gene Levine for Seminar Effectiveness – November, 4, 1998

Miller/Freeman Award Presented to Gene Levine for Consistency in Delivering Outstanding Seminars – September, 1999.

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