Anthony Holmes is a British author and active expert in the turnaround and business recovery field.
His books include A Time to Lead', A Time to Manage, an Managing Through Turbulent Times. He was also a lecturer at the London Business School. Holmes is best known in the UK 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 recession' are recurrent in all published work and public appearances. He is a regular contributor to many UK business publications seeking authority on corporate behaviour in recession. He was cited extensively in 2009 in the Financial Times 'Road to Recovery' Report on recovery from recession, the Sunday Times, Management Today and numerous other business titles including The Director (Institute of Directors) and Financial World.