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Kate’s Point Of View
“What do you think, Mom?”
“Your plan to buy into aviation is the best way to secure GD’s long-term future, Kate, but there is a lot of risk in doing that and a great deal of work to consider. It’s the kind of play daddy would make.”
“That’s not definitive, Mom. I want your opinion. Please don’t sit on the fence.”
“Okay, that’s fair. My only caution is to remind you, and Jacob when I see him, that you guys are planning to have more kids. You have a delightful daughter already and another baby on the way. Do you want to spend all of your time working?”
“Nope. That’s definitely not in the plan.”
“What are you thinking about then? How will you balance work and life?”
“Jacob and I have discussed selling some GD shares, bringing in a strong management team alongside Gunther and Hannah, and continuing to work the most difficult problems ourselves but only from a leadership perspective.”
“It sounds very hands-off, Kate. I think you are deceiving yourself. I’m not convinced you’ll stay out of the office.”
“We can reduce workplace errors and incentivize the whole company by offering an employee stock ownership program to all staff.”
“What percentage of the company would you and Jacob still control?”