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Book SynopsisWhen Steve Sanghi joined Microchip Technology in 1990 he realised the company was in big trouble and an acquisition target for competitors. Rather than leave, he enlisted the help of his HR manager and they quickly built a program, the Aggregate System, to revitalize the company through revitalization of employees.
Table of ContentsForeword—L.B. Day.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
SECTION ONE: The Microchip Story—Applying the Aggregate System.
1. Microchip: Before and After.
SECTION TWO: The Aggregate System.
2. The Aggregate System: Driving Excellence and Continuous Improvement.
3. The Ten Key Elements of the Aggregate System.
SECTION THREE: The Foundations of a Values-Based, Highly Empowered, Continuous-Improvement-Oriented Culture.
4. How Cultures Evolve.
5. Rules-Based versus Values-Based Cultures.
6. Systems Thinking.
7. The Six Principles of Building a Merit-Based, Variable, Total Compensation System.
8. How Managers Become Barriers.
9. Discovering the Origins of Behavior and Job Performance.
10. The Weakness Principle.
11. The Human Change Process.
12. The Transformation of Charlie Campbell.
SECTION FOUR: Building the Aggregate System.
13. Strategic Formula.
14. Selecting Your Core Values.
15. Policies and Procedures: Establishing the Rules.
16. Management Practices.
17. Human Systems: Backbone of the Culture.
18. Performance Appraisals.
19. Employee Practices and Assessing the Culture.
Summation.
Index.
About the Authors.
