Empathy in Servant Leadership with Paul Gunn

Authentic Living

Roxanne Derhodge chats with Paul Gunn, founder of Water Tusk Corporation, about the emotional impact of his work. They delve into empathy's role in business, addressing competition and misconceptions in the military supply industry. The discussion covers shifts in leadership empathy and consumer expectations during COVID-19. They explore challenges for young entrepreneurs and the future of trust in business. Paul introduces One A Task, highlighting social responsibility and the importance of listening in leadership, inspired by "Extreme Ownership". The episode wraps up with closing remarks and Roxanne's contact details.

Quote: “I’m going in and having these conversations and making connections based on a genuine desire to connect to understand and how it’s going to help someone other than myself.” Paul Gunn

People today are demanding better. At home, in the workplace as well as the companies we deal with. We want to know that what we spend our money on is going to deserving and caring companies. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome servant leader Paul Gunn to share his thoughts on how we can all become more empathetic in life and in business.

Paul has developed a career around procurement, logistics and supply chain. He is highly skilled in this domain with proven results as evidenced by the firms he has owned and the stellar delivery performance records of each firm. Some of his capabilities include consulting, training and project management implementing quality management, continuous improvement and technology solutions for global organizations leading cross-functional teams in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and America. He is a proven skilled leader in lifecycle and business process management.

Authentic Touch Points:

A little about Paul. 3:00 Serving as a lifestyle. 5:30 The impact of what we do. 8:30 Different types of empathy. 14:15 The demand for more trustworthy companies. 19:00 What it takes to create an empathetic company. 24:15 Tips to run a successful and empathetic company. 28:15
As a leading role in the firms he has owned, Paul is a servant leader and SME driving all project phases from proposal generation, requirements gathering, to planning and execution. He led one of his former firm’s largest Quality Management System implementation and certification projects for multi-million-dollar Sustainment Maintenance programs for highly visible DoD end-users. His previous firm was listed as one of Inc's Fastest Growing Privately held firm at #67. Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Georgia State University and a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He is also the Founder of Watertusk Corporation and E-Commerce sites Watertusk Tactical and Lefoni Black.

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Stay Authentic,

Roxanne

Links:

Pauls’ website: http://www.kuoginc.com/ Watertusk: http://watertusk.com/ Watertusk Tactical: https://watertusktactical.com/
Lefoni Black: https://lefoniblack.com/ Extreme Ownership: https://www.amazon.ca/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs-ebook/dp/B0739PYQSS Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [e-mail] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/

(0:00) Introduction and welcoming Paul Gunn (2:31) Paul Gunn's background, career, and founding of Water Tusk Corporation (7:01) Emotional depth and impact of Paul's work (14:09) Role of empathy and long-term relationships in business (16:10) Competition and misconceptions about leadership in the military supply industry (18:26) Changes in leadership empathy and consumer expectations during COVID-19 (22:00) Increasing empathy and its role in business growth (24:12) Challenges faced by young entrepreneurs and future of trust in business (29:42) Introduction to One A Task and its social responsibility (31:05) Importance of listening in leadership and insights from "Extreme Ownership" (35:10) Closing remarks and contact details for Roxanne Derhodge