As you may already know, the CEO of one of our clients has been strapped into a Soyuz rocket and is by now orbiting the Earth to celebrate his 50th birthday. Laliberté is supposed to make some kind of social statement from space and will talk with Bono, Al Gore and Peter Gabriel about typical wishful thinking that characterizes these people. Like the world needs water when it really needs is to outsource its IT systems.
To tell you the truth, I was a bit disappointed about not being invited to take part to this event. CGI is the outsourcing partner of the Cirque du Soleil, and I of course met with Laliberté a few times over the years. I was secretly hoping that he would make some kind of cool statement in orbit about CGI – you know, something about the sustained leadership of our mutual founders; commitment to quality and excellence; loyalty toward all stakeholders; and dedication to enriching our local and global communities.
And that Dell/Perot Systems was none of that and Xerox/Affiliated Computer was just a dump for copier technicians. This would have put CGI above the fray and give us some visibility that I desperately need these days. Sigh.
As for you, the closer you’ll ever get to space is a wallpaper of the Moon on your laptop. Now get back to work and bring me new revenues.
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