“ If you come into a meeting with those old mindsets , make assumptions and use outdated terminology , then the development team will pick up on that and you ’ ll lose credibility ”
— Larry Maccherone , Distinguished Engineer , Comcast
you show , and the awareness of how challenging something is .”
Following the foundation of the trust algorithm , Maccherone believes that it has successfully allowed for increased efficiency and has ultimately meant better decisions . “ Lots of security groups at other large companies spend an inordinate amount of time cajoling development teams to do things ,” he says . “ The reason they have to spend such a considerable amount of time policing is due to a lack of trust . Showing empathy is crucial and it ’ s important to acknowledge how difficult something is to do . However , it ’ s also fundamental to explain why you ’ re trying to make the case that this risk supersedes all of those challenges and give the reasons why . It ’ s vital that you aren ’ t dictating them .” The importance of coaching rather than policing is a key aspect of Comcast ’ s strategy . The company also has
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