Dr Linda Holbeche

Dr Linda Holbeche is a recognised thought and practice leader in the fields of HR, strategy, leadership, organisation design and development.

As an independent coach, developer, consultant and researcher, Linda works with UK and international clients in many sectors. Linda was previously CIPD’s director of research and policy. She is now adjunct professor at Imperial College London, visiting professor at four other UK universities, honorary fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies and fellow of Roffey Park.

She is also a fellow of the Institute of Leadership (ILM) and of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD).

A prolific author, Linda’s latest books are The Agile Organization (3rd Edition, Kogan Page, 2023); Organization Development: a practitioner’s guide for OD and HR, (3rd Edition, with M-Y Cheung-Judge, Kogan Page, 2021); and Aligning HR and Business Strategy, (3rd Edition, Routledge, 2022).