At a critical design review meeting for a large project, several important issues surfaced. After hearing about a major technical problem, one of the subcontractor’s engineers mentions that he experienced a similar situation on another project. He has some ideas on how to solve the current problem. What type of power is the engineer using?
Since the engineer has knowledge of the situation and has experienced problems like this before, he would be more knowledgeable than others on the team. This would be expert power.