Bio - Scientist Founder
Jeffrey Lyons Creator of Talent Engineering Technology®
Jeffrey Lyons is a cognitive scientist and the former Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as the founder of Performance Advantage Technologies, Inc.
He developed Talent Engineering Technology® (TET), a science-based system that establishes job-specific performance standards, assess individuals against the standards, and translates results into selection, development, and workforce alignment solutions.
EDUCATION
- MS Applied Cognition and Neuroscience from The University of Texas at Dallas and a
- BS degree in Psychology from Purdue
- All but his dissertation for a PhD.
JOBS-ROLES
Prior to creating TET, he served in senior HR and organizational development roles, including as Vice President of Human Resources. He is a former president of an award-winning SHRM chapter.
Catalog of 100+ Solutions
Commercial objective: Explore licensing, strategic partnership, investment, or acquisition opportunities that can bring Talent Engineering Technology® to a broader enterprise market.
PURPOSE
The technology was developed out of a fundamental business question informed by cognitive science:
Why are some people substantially more successful than others doing the same work, often exceeding established performance standards?
CLIENTS
Beginning in 1991, Lyons has utilized analytical methods based on research involving thousands of high performers and collaborations with major corporations, including Alcatel, Hitachi, Johnson & Johnson, Nokia, and Texas Instruments.
CATALOG CONTENTS
The TET catalog evolved over 3 decades of talent research on thousands of high performers in leading global corporations. As discoveries were made about what distinguished the best employees in each job, we converted their practices onto practical methods and worksheets to teach others
As the inventory of products grew we continued refining and sharing them at no cost to our ongoing clients
SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS
- Talent analysis,
- job-specific standards,
- selection-system design,
- workforce alignment,
- assessment-based coaching, l
- leadership development,
- talent analytics,
- competency modeling,
- performance projects.
What We Offer Partner-Buyers
Talent Engineering Technology® explains what makes top performers perform, not just what they look like. A CFO-credited it with a$14M annual sales increase. It earned us trust and contractor badges at five global enterprises; It created a learning model that has trained thousands.
Detailed materials about licensing, referral, revenue share or purchasing are shared under a confidentiality agreement.
To start a confidential conversation, contact Jeffrey Lyons
Partners
Search, assessment, and consulting firms and private equity talent leaders can explore licensing, referral, or revenue-share arrangements.
Acquirers
The intellectual property and method behind Talent Engineering Technology® are available to a strategic acquirer.
Contact Us
Jeffrey Lyons, Principal and cognitive scientist (972) 658-6873