Thriving in the Age of Disruption

A Post-War Spirit of Independently Finding Solutions in Life: Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong (Vietnam)

Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra & Ms. Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong Season 3 Episode 11

Dr. Ramesh delves into the remarkable journey of Ms. Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong, a dynamic entrepreneur from Vietnam. A 'can-do' spirit forged from her post-war childhood helped her navigate education in Russia and later, to co-found one of Vietnam's earliest companies in organisational development, charting its path of innovation and success.

Join us as Nam Phuong shares her crisis-resilient mindset in dealing with setbacks and how these experiences gave her grit and driving force for her far-sighted business expansion into an online management training company using the learning management system her team developed.

3 Key Insights from this Podcast:

  1. Strength Forged from Hardship: Post-war hardship forged a generation of people like Nam Phuong, who developed a crisis-resilient mindset of independently finding solutions with risk forecasting and a fun, creative attitude.   
  2. Purpose-driven Entrepreneurship: More than doing business profitably, entrepreneurship is also about creating value, building effective teams and contributing back to society.
  3. Playing the Long Entrepreneurial Game: Nam Phuong calls out the necessity of generating short-term income in order to survive and build a viable business over long-term.


Host: Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra, Author, Podcast Host, Founder of Talent Leadership Crucible & Founder of Impact Velocity

Guest Speaker: Ms. Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong, Co-Founder and Lead Consultant of OCD Management Consulting, Co-founder of OMT & OOC Technology Solutions JSC.

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