The trap of kindness

The trap of likability (2019) addresses how the behaviors of striving to gain professional acceptance trap ambitious professionals within circles of exhaustion and diminishing influence. With a frankness infused with encouragement, the book offers practical strategies to transform habits of pleasing others into authentic communication skills that garner genuine respect. About the author Alicia Menendez is a presenter at MSNBC and a Harvard College graduate, and her undergraduate thesis on social capital among women attracted attention from major media platforms. She currently co-hosts the program The Weekend on MSNBC and the podcast Latina to Latina, and her journalistic work has received praise from Elle and Marie Claire magazines. Her reports and interviews have also been featured on prominent media networks such as ABC News, PBS, and Vice News.