Vanessa Van Edwards breaks down expert power: the influence that comes from having skills others need. Build it three ways: master your technical skills, learn insider knowledge about your industry, or develop communication abilities that make people trust your judgment.
One of the best career investments you can make in yourself is developing your expert power. Expert power is having a unique skill set that other people value. If you have expert power, people come to you and get your opinion. You are more valued in an organization and if you have expert power, people tend to want you on their team and they tend to value your opinion and you get more weigh in on decisions. You can develop skills or talents directly related to your job, really leveling up that skill and becoming advanced, becoming a power user of that skill. Another type of expert power you could do is developing insider knowledge about your niche, industry or brand. Other side of this is you could develop expert power with knowledge of your competitors. Third, people Power One aspect of being an expert is being a master communicator. Expert power can come from knowledge of a skill or a talent or a software. So think about is there a soft skill, communication skill, a people skill that would be very valuable in your role? Develop that soft skill.
