Executive Bubble: The Sheltered World of Modern CEOs October 21, 2009

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/22/Alan_Webber_How_to_Survive_and_Thrive_in_Turbulent_Times

Financial journalist Alan Webber describes the state of affairs in the world of modern day CEOs. Today's CEOs are "living in a bubble," says Webber. "The higher you go, the more insulated your bubble tends to be."

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Alan Webber discusses his new book, Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business without Losing Yourself. In it, Webber reflects on 40 years of experience as observer, participant and agent provocateur, illuminating 52 rules of thumb on what it takes to innovate and lead in these extraordinary times.

Webber is co-founder of Fast Company magazine, an award-winning business journalist and a member of the U.S.-Japan Innovators Network. - Japan Society

Alan Webber co-founded Fast Company after spending six years as the managing editor/editorial director of the Harvard Business Review (HBR). During his tenure at HBR, the business magazine was named finalist three times for the National Magazine Awards.

Webber went to the Harvard Business School in 1981 to serve as a senior research assistant and project coordinator on the auto industry in America. The project culminated in a book called Changing Alliances. Prior to that, Webber served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation in Washington, D.C.