• Among the powers Reward, Formal & Coercive (penalty) come with the "Position" or “Job”.
• Expert & Reward are considered the best types of powers and Coercive (penalty) is "Least" for obvious reasons
Reward Power: A Reward is something people desire. Reward power is up-to some extent ties with the formal power of the project manager. The project manager will get the team support since team members think that the project manager is capable of rewarding them if they perform well. Rewards may be monetary (salary increment, bonus and promotion etc.) or non-monetary (recognition, professional development, appreciation letter, day-off and picnic etc.).
Expert Power: Being a subject matter expert itself is a great influential power. Team members will respect the project manager just for his technical soundness on the subject. They trust him and obey his orders because they think that the project manager is an expert, has special knowledge on the matter, and knows how to handle issues. Expert Power is considered to be a positive power that influences the team members to follow the lead of the project manager. If the project manager does not possess the expert knowledge then it would be difficult for him to gain respect from the team members.
Formal or Legitimate Power: Since you are a project manager meaning you have this power. This power comes with the position itself; therefore, also known as positional power. Team member will obey orders from the project manager because they know that the project manager has the formal power and authority to issue orders.
Referent Power: If the project manager is well associated with higher management, or has some kind of connection with some influential people in the organization, the project manager is said to possess Referent Power. This power may help a new project manager in the initial stage of the project when he may not have any other power than formal power; however, he may be perceived as being closely aligned with the top management.
Punishment [Penalty | Coercive] Power: Nobody wants to get punished. Punishment Power comes with the formal power of the project manager. Here, the project manager will get his team’s obedience because the team members afraid that if they don’t perform their duties as required by the project manager, they may get punished. Punishment Power is also known as coercive power. Penalty power refers to removing some benefit.
• Expert & Reward are considered the best types of powers and Coercive (penalty) is "Least" for obvious reasons
Reward Power: A Reward is something people desire. Reward power is up-to some extent ties with the formal power of the project manager. The project manager will get the team support since team members think that the project manager is capable of rewarding them if they perform well. Rewards may be monetary (salary increment, bonus and promotion etc.) or non-monetary (recognition, professional development, appreciation letter, day-off and picnic etc.).
Expert Power: Being a subject matter expert itself is a great influential power. Team members will respect the project manager just for his technical soundness on the subject. They trust him and obey his orders because they think that the project manager is an expert, has special knowledge on the matter, and knows how to handle issues. Expert Power is considered to be a positive power that influences the team members to follow the lead of the project manager. If the project manager does not possess the expert knowledge then it would be difficult for him to gain respect from the team members.
Formal or Legitimate Power: Since you are a project manager meaning you have this power. This power comes with the position itself; therefore, also known as positional power. Team member will obey orders from the project manager because they know that the project manager has the formal power and authority to issue orders.
Referent Power: If the project manager is well associated with higher management, or has some kind of connection with some influential people in the organization, the project manager is said to possess Referent Power. This power may help a new project manager in the initial stage of the project when he may not have any other power than formal power; however, he may be perceived as being closely aligned with the top management.
Punishment [Penalty | Coercive] Power: Nobody wants to get punished. Punishment Power comes with the formal power of the project manager. Here, the project manager will get his team’s obedience because the team members afraid that if they don’t perform their duties as required by the project manager, they may get punished. Punishment Power is also known as coercive power. Penalty power refers to removing some benefit.