I prefer the phrase "Trust, but verify." Trust someone will get something done on time when they say they will, but verify they actually did. Trust that someo

I prefer the phrase "Trust, but verify." Trust someone will get something done on time when they say they will, but verify they actually did. Trust that someone is communicating something in a positive way, but verify if there's confusion. Etc. It's not perfect, nothing is, but "assume positive intent" doesn't have any fallback for when bad actors start to take advantage of it.