Anthony Holmes is a British author and active

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in the turnaround and business recovery field.

Biography

Holmes' books include ''Complex Infrastructure Projects'' and ''Managing Through Turbulent Times'' (). Holmes is best known for his arguments and published works on the inherent difference between leaders and managers and why managers at the top of large organisations are unlikely to ever become true leaders. The themes "leadership cannot be taught" and "how leaders should behave in crises" are recurrent in all of Holmes' published works and public appearances. Holmes is a regular

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and contributor to many UK

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publications seeking authority on corporate behaviour in recession. He was cited in the '' Financial Times'' "Road to Recovery" report on recovery from recession, '' The Sunday Times'', '' Management Today'', ''The Director'' (Institute of Directors), and ''

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''. Holmes' comments on complex infrastructure projects focus on the

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s made in the evaluation of benefits and costs. After a career in

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and

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, Holmes has recently focused on how and why large, complex infrastructure becomes impaired. He is also co-founder of the Institute for Infrastructure Studies think tank.

Published works

External links

* (archived) * https://web.archive.org/web/20090122095738/http://harriman-house.com/pages/authors.htm?Index=17169&Author=Anthony_Holmes * https://web.archive.org/web/20091112063046/http://www.ft.com/reports/roadtorecovery {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Anthony Academics of London Business School British writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)