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Is there an example, at a very large company, of an individual who “failed up” actually creating a hit in their next act?

So many folks will tell you “I learned so much from my previous failure and without that I never would’ve succeeded blah blah blah.” I personally believe in that sentiment a bit, but just wondering if anyone’s aware of a well-known case where that’s happened.




> Is there an example, at a very large company, of an individual who “failed up” actually creating a hit in their next act?

If someone is successful their past is viewed differently. I doubt you’d “failed up” success stories because anyone who had great success would have their previous failures lost to history.




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