Knowledge is power when integrated with experience and skills and acted upon. However, knowledge, experience and skills must be tightly integrated to form a cohesive view of reality. Service-based project leaders must be able to forge these three together to establish a sound base for their personal competency pyramid.  

Knowledge without experience leaves the leader without the confidence to execute project strategies that may seem radical to customers or sponsors. Knowledge and experience without demonstrable skills leave the leader stagnating, just talking about what should be done.  Thus, building knowledge, experience and skills should be viewed holistically; each complements the other and is mutually necessary...