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
lecturer and contributor to many UK
business 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
Financial World. Holmes' comments on complex infrastructure projects focus on the
systematic errors made in the evaluation of benefits and costs. After a career in
investment banking and
corporate management, 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==