Confused

Great article in the Toronto Sun from Steve Simmons. In the article he notes that public opinion of Canada's Olympic program is at an all time high, so why is it that everyone in the organization is jumping ship. Gone are CEO - Chris Rudge - President Michael Chambers, COO- Lou Ragagnin & VP David Bedford just to name a few. Also announcing his departure is Roger Jackson CEO of the Own the Podium program. http://www.torontosun.com/sports/columnists/steve_simmons/2010/04/19/13646126.html

A team that is at the pinnacle of success typically does not witness a mass exodus. In fact most teams that experience success strengthen their management core through addition. Witness the New York Yankees. After winning the World Series in 2009 Manager Joe Girardi stayed on in 2010 as did President Randy Levine as did GM Brian Cashman as did the ownership team.

In the case of the Canadian Olympic Committee could it be that senior mangement - after Vancouver has recognized that there is no where to go but down. In two short years it will be our Summer Olympians who compete for the pride of Canada and as we have seen Canada's history at the Summer Games has not been a cause for celebration over the last 10 years.

The goal in London 2012 is a top twelve finish and if history is any indicator Canada will have to win approximately 24 medals to satisfy this lofty goal. Over the course of the last six Olympiads Canada's Summer Athletes have won an average of 15 medals and have shown to finish within +/-3 of this figure for the last decade.

Understanding history and the challenges that await our Summer Olympic Program it appears that Rudge, Chambers, Ragagnin and Jackson left at just the right time.