The interview question I bombed twice before I realized I was answering a different question than what they asked

Got asked some version of 'tell me about a time you disagreed with a decision' at two different companies, back to back weeks. Both times I launched into a story about disagreeing with a technical approach. Turns out what they actually wanted, per feedback from a friend who works there, was how I handle disagreeing with someone more senior, the interpersonal part, not the technical merits. Reused the same story a third time reframed around the relationship instead of the code and it landed completely differently. Same story, different lens, night and day result.