"On February 14, 2004 I departed the AIS after 22 years as Head of the Sport PsychologyDepartment. I decided that the direction the AIS administration wanted to take the program was not one I agreed with, so I have moved on to other challenges. I have taken a position as a Director of Lane4 Management Group Australasia and will be taking the many things I have learned from my elite sport experiences to the corporate world. Lane4 Management Group UK Ltd began operations10 years ago under the leadership of Adrian Morehouse (one of the UK’s most well-known athleteshaving won two Olympic and several World Championship gold medals in swimming) and GrahamJones (international acclaimed sport psychologist originally based at Loughborough University). The company now employs 40 people and provides ongoing workshops, 1:1 coaching and resources to many global companies. The Australasian portfolio I am now involved with will expand the business inAustralia, New Zealand and South East Asia. At the moment I remain based in Canberra, but a move back to Victoria will occur in the next few months in order to establish our Lane4 Australasia head office in Melbourne. As I look back over the past 22 years at the AIS, I have many fond memories and value what I have learned from elite coaches, athletes and colleagues immensely. As I reflect on what I achieved at the AIS (and what I didn’t manage to achieve), I feel that I can move on with some pride and pass on the management of the program in the knowledge that the platform that remains is indeed a very strong one and acclaimed by both the Australian and international sport psychology communities. I wish the new manager, Michael Martin, and the remaining AIS sport psychologists all the very best for the future. The professional future for me looks very exciting, and I’m also going to enjoy my ‘sea change’. "
