The WBR Model is UGS's proprietary leadership development tool. It enables leaders to self-evaluate their positioning across three vantage points — Window, Balcony, Rooftop — and recalibrate before assumptions become liabilities.
Grounded, execution-focused. Closest to the work, the customer, the floor.
Deep operational expertise. Hands-on problem-solving. Pattern recognition built from repetition.
Tunnel vision. Cannot see the system from inside the system. Mistakes activity for progress.
Operational crises, executional acceleration, technical decisions where depth beats breadth.
Neutral, integration-focused. Above the work, but inside the building.
Sees the whole orchestra. Connects functions. Mediates trade-offs across silos.
Can be perceived as detached. May struggle to engage at technical depth.
Cross-functional alignment, change management, stakeholder mediation.
Strategic, vision-focused. Above the building. Eyes on the horizon.
Long horizon. Narrative architecture. Capital alignment. Reads the weather pattern, not the day.
Disconnect from operational reality. Decisions detached from execution feasibility.
Strategy formation, board-level positioning, investor narratives.
Most leaders default to one vantage point. The executor who never goes to the balcony. The strategist who never visits the window. Perspective Drift is the silent leadership failure mode — and it compounds with seniority. The WBR Model measures it. The Perspective Meter makes it visible.
Take the 12-question Perspective Meter and receive your personalised PDI score and vantage profile.
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