What Shapes Me
My name is Eleonora Bonacossa and with ARETA new perspectives for leaders, I have been called to this new vocation with empathy, enthusiasm and courage.
With ARETA I am realizing the vocation of my life, to help form and educate new leaders in this era of global changes. My goal is to contribute actively in establishing a values-driven business culture. And I see myself in the role of a Leadership Educator, an Encourager and Supporter, who brings out and fully develops your talents. I strongly support the communicative practice of giving and receiving Feedback in any kind of organization.
ARETA forms the sum of my experiences as a publicist, a humanist, a business coach, a management consultant, a sparring partner and a woman. As an Italian living in Germany, I am aware of working on a cultural background -characterized by an innate sense of beauty, a deep sense of ethics and a strong sense of creativity- that allows me to see and consider the relationships in management free from rigid, traditional patterns.
My Expertise
▪ Four-year international and intercultural coaching experience
▪ Ten-year consulting experience for foundations and nonprofit organizations in Germany and Italy
▪ Seasoned publicist in Germany, Italy and Switzerland in the fields of Women studies, diversity, spirituality, business ethics and social ethics
▪ 1996/2001 Language and Literature Studies in German, English and French at the Università Bologna, Alma Mater Studiorum, and the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg
▪ 2003 Publication of the book " Der weibliche Sinn in der Welt: Iris von Roten. Neue Aspekte aus der Sicht der Geschlechterdifferenz", Ulrike Helmer Verlag, Königstein / Ts.
▪ 2009/10 Diploma in Catholic Social Teaching with summa cum laude at the Lateran Pontifical University in Rome
▪ 2007/08 Fundraising Management at AICCON Fundraising School, Bologna
▪ 2006/07 Master of Science in Social Management with summa cum laude at the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan
My Involvements
Besides working for ARETA I am President of the Italienstiftung (Frankfurter Stiftung für deutsch-italienische Studien), moreover I am a founding member and past Vice-President of the Club Frankfurt Vision of Soroptimist International, the world's largest service organization of professional women.