Although I pride myself not to explain my decisions, behaviour or choice of takeover target, I must humbly apologize for my lack of presence here during the past several weeks.
I know, I know, I should have use any member doing bench time to update this blog, but consider this: can anyone imitate me? Can a DBA act as an CEO imposter and really analyze and slice the reality of the worldwide IT industry and offer advice to other strategic thinkers like I do? I would not bet 1/100 of my annual bonus on this.
The thing is, I'm concerned about my own mortality and the future of CGI. I don't think anyone can walk into my shoes and lead this company into more profitable growth. The passing of Steve Jobs in October prompted our board to analyze possible succession plans, in the event where I would be run over by garbage truck or worse yet a Montreal cab driver.
Frozing my head in nitrogen after death is one possible option, although I don't like the idea of it. Larry King plans to do it, or so I heard.
Sure, scientists from the 23rd and a half century might bring me back to life to assume a second tenure at CGI, but I'm not comfortable skipping like 250 years of quarterly financial reports. I don't give a shiitake about what tech will be down the road (let me guess, it will stink, and I bet Windows XP will still be supported), but I'm truly concerned about having to catch up with dozens and dozens of annual reports written by less-than-competent executives who will be 6 feet under ground by the time said scientists resuscitate me.
I won't be able to demonstrate my wrath for past mistakes done by generic CEOs between 2080 and 2095, these morons will be snoozing at the cemetery and their tombstones will be eroded like public treasury! What if I find an error in a 10-K that was written in 2023? What if I discover that CGI started paying a dividing in 2122 and by 2167 will be considered a "dividend aristocrat"? What if coffee is free again in our office and the company is paying for every cup of joe?
The challenge of correcting 2 centuries of lax management is a daunting one, I'd prefer to shut down operations and return whatever money is left to the stockholders in their flying cars.
If you ask me, I'd prefer immortality even it if means a very long run. Eventually the sun will run out of hydrogen and we'll have to move out to another planet to expand and deepen relations with new and existing customers. I would look forward to building relationship with other races in the galaxy and explain to little green men the benefits of outsourcing their IT operation so they can focus on their core business.
Back to the freezing-my-head plan - as the board suggests - it implies being decapitated, and call me a sissy but I don't want my dead body to be chopped, especially by current board members or business unit leads with no surgical experience. It's like voiding my limited guarantee, I feel something bad will come out of it. And being frozen for 200 years is just an invitation to catch a bad cold and to endure a runny nose for centuries.
Plus, what happens when said scientists bring you back to life in 2300 ? Do you get a 20-year life extension, after which they freeze again your head and scientists get back doing Ph.Ds for another 200 years to determine what went wrong and how to extend life for 30 years instead of 20? And then they repeat the freaking process again and again? No, no, no, you guys won't chop my head every 250 years just to fund your lazy university research centres.
Now get back to work and bill.
