Lynn Taylor

Lynn Taylor is the President and CEO of Taylor Protocols, Inc., a company he founded in January 1985.1 He is a business optimization expert specializing in human capital, C-level performance, executive coaching, and organization design.2

Key Accomplishments

Taylor is best known for creating the Core Values Index (CVI) assessment, which is designed to predict future job performance by identifying a person's innate, unchanging nature and what they are naturally wired to do.2 The CVI has been used by thousands of organizations to increase human productivity and leadership performance.2

Professional Background

• Turnaround Expert: Taylor has successfully completed over 200 turnaround projects and more than 700 business optimization and reorganization projects.2
• Executive Experience: He has served as titular CEO for 8-12 companies simultaneously, managing businesses with combined annual sales between $10 million and $300 million.12
• Coaching: Taylor has trained and coached over 16,000 executives in small and middle-sized companies.2

Earlier Career

Before founding Taylor Protocols, Lynn Taylor:

• Worked alongside Dr. Ed Geiger to develop the world's first non-invasive cardiac-output computer.2
• Created the first IBM PC-compatible speech recognition system.2
• Founded Microphonics Technology, Inc. in 1984, which he grew to $15 million in sales by 1986 and led through a successful IPO.2

Education

Taylor graduated from Warner Pacific University with a BA in Literature and Journalism (1967-1971) and completed 32 hours of post-graduate studies at the University of Washington (1971-1972).1

Publications

Lynn Taylor has authored several business books, including "The Core Values Handbook," "IS Greener," "Choices," "Lift," "The Lift Fable," and "STONES," a collection of poems.2

Taylor Protocols, under Lynn Taylor's leadership, has developed a suite of tools and methodologies aimed at optimizing business performance by ensuring employees are in roles that align with their innate strengths and values.12