Positive Parenting, Prioritizing Family, and Multi-tasking with Michele Manigart

Applying positive parenting techniques, setting family as priority number one, and multi-tasking to stay productive. Michele tells us how she makes the most of her time to pursue her career, raise two children (Chloe, aged 10 and Arnaud, aged 7), and find the time for sports, reading and investments.

Michele Manigart is Chief Strategy Officer of SEEK Asia. SEEK is a $12bn tech company Headquartered in Australia, with presence in 18 countries. It is most well-known in Southeast Asia for two leading brands - JobStreet and JobsDB, the #1 Job-search engines in Malaysia, Singapore, HK, Indonesia and Thailand. Prior to SEEK, Michele spent 14 years at McKinsey & Company most of which with the Tech, Media & Telecoms Practice. 

Michele explains that putting family first means making career decisions that fit family aspirations, such as choosing a work environment that respects her priorities and setting clear boundaries at the workplace. Partial to gentle parenting, she retells her experiences with hypnobirth, water birth, and establishing a family council. We also discuss how finding your own parenting style can lead you to question longstanding mindsets. To maintain balance, Michele maximizes her time by combining activities–like jogging while chatting with her mother, or taking work calls while on a walk or drive.

To get in touch with Michele, find her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-manigart-5870001 

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