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Ep. #97 Gamification, Reward, and Empathy with Joshua Gamradt

In episode 97 of The Secure Developer, Guy Podjarny speaks to Joshua Gamradt, director of rugged DevOps at UnitedHealth Group, to discuss how Joshua’s work aligns with his desire to foster greater collaboration across departments, using gamification and empathy. We dive into Joshua’s approach to customer-centric security solutions and how their company is using empathy and gamification to pursue that. One fundamental element of his approach is investing in individuals across departments to create a holistic language and understanding of security, and Joshua explains the necessity of classroom learning for engineers and how gamification is applied to generate excitement around learning. Joshua has already seen tremendous results thanks to the improved communication, empathy, and enthusiasm across departments! For all this and more, join us today!

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