Failure is uncomfortable — but ignored failure is costly.

In this episode of the Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant revisits a powerful framework for turning setbacks into meaningful growth. Building on last week’s conversation about recognizing wins and success autopsies, this episode explores the other side of the equation: using failure as feedback.

Rather than avoiding failure or beating yourself up over it, James walks through a practical, engineering-minded approach to learning from what didn’t work — so the experience doesn’t get wasted. Through real-world professional and personal examples, he introduces the concept of the Failure Resume and shows how leaders can extract insight, build better systems, and move forward with clarity.

• When failure isn’t really failure — and what actually matters
• Why being right isn’t the same as being effective
• How to analyze setbacks without blame or shame
• The Failure Resume as a framework for learning
• How to apply root-cause thinking to leadership challenges
• Why lessons from work often strengthen life at home — and vice versa

• 00:00 — Introduction and Context
• 01:18 — Revisiting Past Lessons
• 02:30 — The Failure Resume Concept
• 02:45 — Personal Story: Leadership and Communication
• 06:32 — Analyzing Failures Objectively
• 07:37 — Using the Failure Resume
• 12:07 — Professional Example: Technical Presentation
• 13:44 — Personal Example: Time Management
• 16:03 — Conclusion and Homework

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