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Mara Senese
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Mara Senese is an American living in Norway since 1983. She is a founding partner of the management consultant firm, Senese & Depuis Associates A.S. established in 1992. Since 1987 she has served as a coach and consultant to executives and their organization.
Core Work
Facilitating innovative thinking and personal mastery for leaders and teams
Teaching communication, creativity and intuition development
Establishing creative learning environments for large diverse groups
Coaching managers on an individual basis or in small groups
Mara’s lectures and course concepts include:
Dialogic Leadership
Inner Leadership
Leader as Coach
Innovation through Creative Processes
Freeing up Your Natural Creativity
Art Principles and Leadership
Mastering Your Energy and Stress
Her tailor made programs include
Creating shared visions for teams and department
Developing cooperation and creativity in teams and large groups
Finding innovative solutions for internal processes
Gaining ownership for new initiatives in large group settings
Theoretical Foundations
Mara sources her work in:
Peter Senge - The Learning Organization
David Bohm - Dialog and Skilled Conversation
Chris Argyris - The Science of Action
As a visual artist and art therapist Mara uses her knowledge to help clients see themselves and their situation from a new perspective. She uses artistic approaches such as drawing, writing and inner imaging along with traditional theoretical background to work on current issues and goals.
Mara works in both Norwegian and English - offering Norwegian companies with an international orientation an opportunity to expand their English in a business related setting.
Background
Mara has a background as an educator and school administrator. She has a Master of Arts in Classical Language, Art and Archeology and taught classical studies at the high school level for 13 years. She was the head of the foreign language department at the high school level for 7 years and second in command of the evening division of an art college for 2 years.
She also has a degree in painting and sculpture from the Art Institute of Boston and studied at the Norwegian Academy of Art. She has exhibited, taken prizes and sold her work in the U.S. and Norway.
After coming to Norway in 1983, she completed a three-year training program in Expressive Art Therapy in Sweden (associated with Leslie College, Boston). This includes training in using painting, improvisational theatre, dance, music and writing for personal growth.
Mara ran open workshops in personal growth and painting for private individuals from 1983 – 1987. In 1987 she began seminars and training for organizations and businesses which she continues today.
She has a leadership certificate in Creative Problem Solving from the Creative Problem Solving Institute of Buffalo, N.Y. as well as advanced training in dialogue at the Action Design Institute with Chris Argyris in Boston, MA.
In 1995 she received a Norwegian yearly OD prize in recognition for her work with Creating Shared Visions for Norwegian companies.
Examples of tailor-made programs
HYDRO LIGHT METALS GROUP
Organizational and team development for the Financial Function across business units (ongoing facilitator – 1998-2001)
Leadership Theory and Personal Mastery for Hydro Aluminum’s internal leadership development programs (approx. 20 groups, 1987- 2002)
Personal mastery and shared learning for multi-national sales teams
ROCHE Pharmaceutical Company
4 day Sales Conference for 130 people from Europe and South Africa using an alternative conference environment to gain ownership on vision and mission issues as presented by the top management.
Storebrand Investment Management
Leadership development for top leader group
World Café for cross-functional key players
PUBLIC SECTOR, NORWAY
(city planning, health care, education, culture, finance, law and transportation)
Facilitation of knowledge transfer and creative processes with various large cross-functional groups
Lectures (excerpts)
"Using The World Café for creative solutions." Creativity Conference, Norwood University, Michigan, US, 2002
“Using Art Principles to Achieve your Goals.” Open Conference for Professional Growth, 2000.
“Creativity in Project Management.” Keynote Speaker, IBM Users Conference, 2000.
“Creating Energy, Enthusiasm and Engagement in Data Projects.” Yearly Conference for IBM Users, 1998.
“Maintaining Motivation in Systems Projects.” The Norwegian Information Technology Association. 1997
“Teamwork and Creativity.” Keynote Speaker, 100 Anniversary, SKULD Insurance Company, 1997.
“Freeing-up Creativity in Groups.” The Personnel Forum Yearly Conference, 1996.
“Managing the Cultural Environment of Projects for Better Results” 12th World Congress on Project Management. 1994.
“Dialog and Drawing: Creating Shared Meaning through Visual Expression.” The Fifth European Conference on Creativity and Innovation. Holland, 1995
“Quality Breakthroughs” Introductory Warm-up for The Third European Conference on Creativity and Innovation. Holland, 1991.
Publications
“Kompetanseutvikling gjennom teambygging in Norsk Hydro.” Magma: Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse. Årgang 5 Nr. 4 – 2002
“Verdenskafeen- aktiv involvering gjennom meningsfulle konversasjoner.” Forandring som praksis:_ Læring og utvikling i organisasjoner. Morten Levin og Roger Klev. Fagborkforlaget. 2002.
“The Power of “And”: Fostering Creative Teams at Hydro Aluminum.” The Systems Thinker. April 2002.
Mara’s lectures and course concepts include:
Her tailor made programs include
Theoretical Foundations
Mara sources her work in:
Peter Senge - The Learning Organization
David Bohm - Dialog and Skilled Conversation
Chris Argyris - The Science of Action
As a visual artist and art therapist Mara uses her knowledge to help clients see themselves and their situation from a new perspective. She uses artistic approaches such as drawing, writing and inner imaging along with traditional theoretical background to work on current issues and goals.
Mara works in both Norwegian and English - offering Norwegian companies with an international orientation an opportunity to expand their English in a business related setting.
Background
Mara has a background as an educator and school administrator. She has a Master of Arts in Classical Language, Art and Archeology and taught classical studies at the high school level for 13 years. She was the head of the foreign language department at the high school level for 7 years and second in command of the evening division of an art college for 2 years.
She also has a degree in painting and sculpture from the Art Institute of Boston and studied at the Norwegian Academy of Art. She has exhibited, taken prizes and sold her work in the U.S. and Norway.
After coming to Norway in 1983, she completed a three-year training program in Expressive Art Therapy in Sweden (associated with Leslie College, Boston). This includes training in using painting, improvisational theatre, dance, music and writing for personal growth.
Mara ran open workshops in personal growth and painting for private individuals from 1983 – 1987. In 1987 she began seminars and training for organizations and businesses which she continues today.
She has a leadership certificate in Creative Problem Solving from the Creative Problem Solving Institute of Buffalo, N.Y. as well as advanced training in dialogue at the Action Design Institute with Chris Argyris in Boston, MA.
In 1995 she received a Norwegian yearly OD prize in recognition for her work with Creating Shared Visions for Norwegian companies.
Examples of tailor-made programs
HYDRO LIGHT METALS GROUP
ROCHE Pharmaceutical Company
4 day Sales Conference for 130 people from Europe and South Africa using an alternative conference environment to gain ownership on vision and mission issues as presented by the top management.
Storebrand Investment Management
Leadership development for top leader group
World Café for cross-functional key players
PUBLIC SECTOR, NORWAY
(city planning, health care, education, culture, finance, law and transportation)
Facilitation of knowledge transfer and creative processes with various large cross-functional groups
Lectures (excerpts)
"Using The World Café for creative solutions." Creativity Conference, Norwood University, Michigan, US, 2002
“Using Art Principles to Achieve your Goals.” Open Conference for Professional Growth, 2000.
“Creativity in Project Management.” Keynote Speaker, IBM Users Conference, 2000.
“Creating Energy, Enthusiasm and Engagement in Data Projects.” Yearly Conference for IBM Users, 1998.
“Maintaining Motivation in Systems Projects.” The Norwegian Information Technology Association. 1997
“Teamwork and Creativity.” Keynote Speaker, 100 Anniversary, SKULD Insurance Company, 1997.
“Freeing-up Creativity in Groups.” The Personnel Forum Yearly Conference, 1996.
“Managing the Cultural Environment of Projects for Better Results” 12th World Congress on Project Management. 1994.
“Dialog and Drawing: Creating Shared Meaning through Visual Expression.” The Fifth European Conference on Creativity and Innovation. Holland, 1995
“Quality Breakthroughs” Introductory Warm-up for The Third European Conference on Creativity and Innovation. Holland, 1991.
Publications
“Kompetanseutvikling gjennom teambygging in Norsk Hydro.” Magma: Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse. Årgang 5 Nr. 4 – 2002
“Verdenskafeen- aktiv involvering gjennom meningsfulle konversasjoner.” Forandring som praksis:_ Læring og utvikling i organisasjoner. Morten Levin og Roger Klev. Fagborkforlaget. 2002.
“The Power of “And”: Fostering Creative Teams at Hydro Aluminum.” The Systems Thinker. April 2002.
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