Show Notes
“Talent comes in every shape, colour, size and we have to be able to tap into that.”
Yazmine Laroche had a varied 30-year career in the Canadian public service, rising to become public service accessibility chief, and the first person with a visible disability to be appointed deputy minister in the bureaucracy’s history.
In this episode – recorded shortly after she retired from the public service in June – Yazmine gives an extremely honest and compelling account of the obstacles she faced in her career. From accepting a job she felt ill qualified for and was told she would hate, to striving to improve the working lives of public servants with disabilities after decades of minimising her own. Yazmine has never shied away from challenge, all in the name of one thing – her resolute commitment to public service.
A hugely experienced and astute leader who believes her time as a public servant has made her a better person. Yazmine shares her hard-won advice for aspiring leaders, speaks of the “tremendous importance of allyship”, and explains why failing to create representative teams could lead to “terrible outcomes”. One not to miss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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