dr. Marja Wagenaar is a Decision Architect. She works with leaders, organisations and teams worldwide on making unconditional decisions. She is a sought-after authority in boardrooms and speaker at conferences on this topic.

Over time, she focused her work on one key question: how do leaders make better decisions? Wagenaar: ‘It was very simple. I have encountered too many poor decisions. Try counting them over the course of a day. They cost organisations vast amounts of money and leaders their credibility’. Her latest book ‘Unconditional Decisions in 10 steps’, sets a new standard for decision-making.

Wagenaar always uses exclusive methods she has developed herself. Such as the ’10 steps’ to arrive at unconditional decisions. Or the ‘Building from Scratch’ method which helped companies successfully overcome the effects of recent crises.

For women in leadership positions she developed the ‘50/50 method’. This approach is key to her ‘The Leadership Book for Women’ which has been published in Dutch, Chinese and English.

Marja Wagenaar has gained a wealth of experience across academia, politics and business. She worked as Director of Public Strategy at a utilities company. Prior to that, she served for several years as a Member of Parliament. She regulary appears in the media as a decision expert.

In her spare time, she holds several board positions, often as a chair. Marja Wagenaar loves animals and the outdoors She lives on the Dutch seaside.