John is an adjunct lecturer and programme director in the School of Business, Trinity College, Dublin. He has directed a range of executive education programmes in the School, notably the Trinity MBA, the MSc(mgmt) in International Business, and the ​M Sc. for senior Public Sector managers. He lectures on Organisation & Management topics on the MBA and executive M Sc(Mgmt) programmes and at undergraduate level, focusing in particular on Organisation Structure & Design issues.

John consults with organisations in both the public and private sector on strategic issues in HR, management development, internal communications and the implementation ​of strategic change, and he has advised on HR and change management issues with ​ electricity utilities in Central Europe. He has served on the Dept of the Taoiseach’s Steering Committee overseeing the Organisational Capability Review across the ​Public Service.

As an associate member of the faculty of the Irish Management Institute, John lectures on a range of managerial and organisational issues.​