In 2015 Brian was a recipient of the DCU President's award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, having previously won the new lecturer category. Brian's research on Strategic HRM is widely published has received over 17 Best Paper awards. He is the author of three books including Strategy and Strategists (Oxford University Press) and an edited collection Strategic HRM: Research and Practice in Ireland (Blackhall/Orpen). Brian is a member of the executive education team at DCU where he has delivered onto programmes for a range clients, most recently as deputy Chair of Enterprise Ireland’s Go Global 4 Growth programme.