When a high-ranking cable exec talks up a business book, it’s wise to take note. Here’s another list of recommendations from members of the 2011 CableFAX 100. Happy reading…

 
 
Frances Berwick, President, Bravo & Style Media
 
Being Strategic and Growing Great Employees, Erika Andersen
 
Rob Kennedy, President/COO, C-SPAN
 
Getting Things Done, David Allen
 
Michael Riley, President, ABC Family
 
Blue Ocean Strategy, W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne; Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
 
David Howe, President, SyFy and Chiller
 
Orbiting the Giant Hairball, Gordon MacKenzie (Howe: “I just like the title.”)
 
Kim Martin, President/GM, WE tv
 
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Lois P. Frankel
 
Evan Shapiro, President, IFC and Sundance
 
You Are Not a Gadget, Jaron Lanier
 
Ken Solomon, Chairman, Ovation; Chairman/CEO, The Tennis Channel
 
The Gathering Storm, Winston Churchill
 
Randy Brown, EVP, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Outdoor Channel
 
Getting to Yes, Roger Fisher
 
Jim McCaffrey, EVP Operations and Strategy Officer, Turner Broadcasting System
 
The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson
 
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you missed Part 1, go here. 

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