12 min

How to Survive as an Executive: Leading with Calm and Authenticity How to Survive As an Executive

    • Management

You love your job as an executive, but it’s not always easy. You do your best to balance your personal life with your professional role. When stress arises, you strive to remain calm and behave in an authentic way while staying open to the world.

Valerie Gideon, Ph.D., in conversation with our host, shares tips and best practices to help you:


manage your stress
honour all of your roles
stay true to your identity while being open-hearted

Guest: Valerie Gideon, Ph.D., is a member of the Mi’kmaq Nation of Gesgapegiag, Quebec, Canada. She is Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada.

Host: Julie Blais Comeau, Learning Advisor, Canada School of Public Service

Would you like to participate or suggest a guest for our series? We want to hear from you: csps.executivelearning-apprentissagepourlescadres.efpc@canada.

You love your job as an executive, but it’s not always easy. You do your best to balance your personal life with your professional role. When stress arises, you strive to remain calm and behave in an authentic way while staying open to the world.

Valerie Gideon, Ph.D., in conversation with our host, shares tips and best practices to help you:


manage your stress
honour all of your roles
stay true to your identity while being open-hearted

Guest: Valerie Gideon, Ph.D., is a member of the Mi’kmaq Nation of Gesgapegiag, Quebec, Canada. She is Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada.

Host: Julie Blais Comeau, Learning Advisor, Canada School of Public Service

Would you like to participate or suggest a guest for our series? We want to hear from you: csps.executivelearning-apprentissagepourlescadres.efpc@canada.

12 min