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Contents |
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| Foreword - By L.B.Day | ix |
| Preface | xi |
| Acknowledgements | xiii |
| SECTION ONE: THE MICROCHIP STORY, APPLYING THE AGGREGATE SYSTEM | 1 |
| 1. Microchip: Before and After. | 3 |
| SECTION TWO: THE AGGREGATE SYSTEM | 17 |
| 2. The Aggregate System: Driving Excellence and Continuous Improvement. | 19 |
| 3. The Ten Key Elements of the Aggregate System. | 29 |
| SECTION THREE: THE FOUNDATIONS OF A VALUES-BASED, HIGHLY EMPOWERED, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT-ORIENTED CULTURAL | 37 |
| 4. How Cultures Evolve. | 39 |
| 5. Rules-Based versus Values-Based Cultures. | 45 |
| 6. Systems Thinking. | 57 |
| 7. The Six Principles of Building a Merit-Based, Variable, Total Compensation System. | 74 |
| 8. How Managers Become Barriers. | 92 |
| 9. Discovering the Origins of Behavior and Job Performance. | 105 |
| 10. The Weakness Principle. | 124 |
| 11. The Human Change Process. | 134 |
| 12. The Transformation of Charlie Campbell. | 145 |
| SECTION FOUR: BUILDING THE AGGREGATE SYSTEM | 163 |
| 13. Strategic Formula. | 165 |
| 14. Selecting Your Core Values. | 174 |
| 15. Policies and Procedures: Establishing the Rules. | 184 |
| 16. Management Practices. | 189 |
| 17. Human Systems: Backbone of the Culture. | 197 |
| 18. Performance Appraisals. | 221 |
| 19. Employee Practices and Assessing the Culture. | 233 |
| Summation | 245 |
| Index | 247 |
| About the Authors | 254 |
