We often hear about career success stories—but what about the failures? Redirections often lead to major learning moments. After developing a method to reduce manual data entry, Aaron discovered his process for migrating data for a project wasn’t as effective as he had hoped. The reaction he received from his team, though, was supportive. “My manager and colleagues told me how much they appreciated my efforts,” Aaron said. “They didn’t see it as a sunk cost.” His takeaway from the experience? “D