Teaching
Professor Yap teaches in a variety of programs including Executive Education, MBA, GEMBA, MiM, and the PhD program. His expertise covers a broad range of important leadership topics for senior leadership including:
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Harnessing Power & Enhancing Political Acumen
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The Psychology of Power in Leadership
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Leadership Communication
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Executive Presence
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Transitions to Senior Leadership
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Leading High-Impact Teams
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Strategy Execution & Leading Organizational Change
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Influence Without Authority
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The Psychology of Trust in Business Relationships
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Leadership Decision-making
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Productive Conflict for Superior Solutions
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Managerial Negotiation
Professor Yap has worked with a number of government and multinational corporations in Executive Education programs including Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Academy of Law, Bank of Singapore, Changi Airports International, Google, OCBC, HSBC, Maybank, CIMB, AmBank, Hong Leong Bank, Bank of Indonesia, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Danamon Bank, Sicredi Bank, Axiata, Astro, Infineon, VNG, Fajar Paper, Indosat Ooredoo, Malaysian International Shipping Corp., Lenovo, Colonial First, Star Energy, Metrohm, Indika Energy, EDF, iCare, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, ATR Aircraft, Endeavor, UAE Crown Prince Court, Swire, Medtronic, SAP, FWD Insurance, Brunel, Nanyang Technological University, PwC, Kellogg's, Accenture, Tata Consulting Services, and Jardines Matheson.
Professor Yap teaches Power and Politics in the MBA and GEMBA, and Paths to Power in the MiM program.He also teaching Leadership Communication in Finance in the MFin Aramco program. For his excellence in teaching, Professor Yap received the Dean’s Commendation for Excellence in MBA Teaching, several nomnations for Best Teacher Award in the MBA program, and Executive Education Outstanding Teaching Awards. In the PhD program, Professor Yap teaches Social Psychological Foundations in Management, Advanced Topics in Organisational Behaviour: Social Hierarchy, and How to "CARE": Comunicating Academic Research Effectively.
