The article basically says that to "fail up" you just have to take responsibility and learn from your mistakes. I think there's a factor far more important than

The article basically says that to "fail up" you just have to take responsibility and learn from your mistakes. I think there's a factor far more important than that - how well liked you are. Failures are inevitable during your career, and whether or not people like to work with you is what makes the difference between people overlooking your failure and people holding it against you.