Mark Woods

Mark Woods has a background in engineering. After completing an award winning apprenticeship he completed a degree in mechanical and production engineering. He also has an MBA from Bradford University where he studied with Professor J.S. Oakland, the world’s first Professor of Total Quality Management. During the time he spent in industry, he gained extensive experience of both implementing new technology and strategic appraisal. Mark is now a managing partner of Statius Management Services, a management consultancy specialising in performance improvement, a subject on which Mark has published a number of papers and articles.

What’s My Number?

Considerations in preparing for retirement … or not The “What’s my number?” question was a question originally posed to me some years ago by a guy called Adam Young, one...

It’s Lonely at the Top

Coaching vs. mentoring and their importance to lift business owners and leaders The vast majority of lift business owners and managers we encounter have “come off the tools,” usually from...

What Your Customers Need

Are you asking yourself and your customers the right questions to survive and thrive in sales?    came across two fantastically staggering statistics recently:  Most buyers are now 80% of...

The Formula for Change

Have you ever thought about the ingredients necessary to make a sustainable organisational change? And if you did, what would those components of change be? Fortunately, this thinking has already...

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

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(l-r) Lukas Lesko, Resco's head of support, and Jonathan Taub

FIELDBOSS Receives Top Resco Award at Spain Event

Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Brazil To Modernize Elevators at Christ the Redeemer

(l-r) Berndt and Davis

ATIS Taps Executives To Accelerate Growth

image courtesy of Otis

Otis Receives Sustainability Awards