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  The Day I Lost Face—and Felt Most Proud Dust, Deal and Field Notes – Issue #3 Lessons from the road in last-mile distribution and decentralized leadership in Myanmar This article explores how a moment of failure taught me the power of decentralized leadership in sales teams The Unexpected Oasis in the Dry Zone We were on the road to Kamma Township, in Tayet District, Magway Region—a place I’ve always found quietly beautiful. It sits in one of the driest zones in Myanmar. Dusty plains stretch far and wide, and when the sun hits the land just right, it feels like you’re standing on the edge of a desert. But when the waters retreat, when the rivers and creeks step back just a little, the soil tells another story. This part of Magway becomes an unlikely oasis. Rich in nutrients carried by the floods, the soil needs no chemical fertilizers. Farmers here grow some of the country’s best onions and sesame, and they trust the land. They know the timing of the water, the weight of the sun,...

  A Cocoon in Meiktila "First Attempts and Silent Struggles" The City of Still Water and Soft Songs Meiktila Township, Myanmar – 2019 Meiktila is a city of still water and soft songs In the middle of dry, golden Myanmar lies Meiktila Lake—famous enough to inspire lullabies passed from one generation to the next. Almost everyone from our era knows the tune. That morning, I was humming it to myself as I rode a motorbike out of the city center, through quiet roads flanked by fields of cauliflower and paddy. The air was cool, the sky was open, and a sales rep was waiting. This visit wasn’t just routine. It was his turn to be coached A Sales Rep in the Shadows He’d been with our company for more than two years but had little to show for it. Always stuck in the shadow of his senior—following him everywhere, running his errands, doing everything except the one thing that matters in sales: SELLING . He was never given the space to try, to fail, or to grow. So when I restructured the...