Stories from the LKCSB Community

How does camaraderie impact the hospitality industry, and how can it help hotels ride out the current Covid-19 challenges? SMU alumna Dr Josephine Tan shares her findings from her DBA thesis.

There are stories of dramatic career transitions — during which individuals who seek meaningful change with their professions take a leap of faith and deviate from the trajectory upon which they have first embarked. And then there are other tales of happenstance that lead to exciting new career paths. Ho Ngai Meng, a Doctor of Business Administration Candidate at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, for example, started his career as a software developer before spending 20 years in people and talent development.

These days, superstar entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Jack Ma are household names, and many want to emulate their path to success. But it wasn’t so long ago that entrepreneurship was not regarded as ‘cool’ and Rameshwari Ramachandra remembers that time well.