A groundbreaking new roadmap for female success--how to be influential, respected, and well-liked at work, at home, and beyond--from a leading business coach and communication expert. 'The competence-likeability bias is an absurd catch-22, but never fear In this compelling, compassionate, and funny read, Kate Mason shows you how to break free.'--Kim Scott, author of the New York Times bestseller Radical Candor Women all over the world struggle to communicate with authority yet still be liked by a crowd. We strategize before meetings, second-guess in bathroom stalls, text outfit options to our best friends, and try to anticipate every possible variable. This tricky business is what world-champion debater and executive coach Kate Mason calls 'communicating while female' and, frankly, it seems like it's impossible to get it right. Until now. In Powerfully Likeable, Mason explains that being influential and well-liked is not an either/or proposition. Furthermore, she shows that women