The Reading Room
Sit down with the book.
A place to spend time with an idea. These two passages are the book’s own text, unchanged. Begin with a familiar problem in the Preface, or see the business at its simplest in Chapter Four.
“You have been
in this room.”
in this room.”
Excerpt · The Preface · 3 min
Sacred Rule
The book opens in a room you will recognize: the meeting where every slide agrees and someone at the table is quiet.
Read the Preface
Excerpt · Chapter Four · 5 min
The Smallest Possible Business
One potter, one Saturday market, and the six functions she performs before anyone names them.
Read the chapterWatch · Chapter One · 29 minutes
How did work become this complicated?
Join author Jeffrey Schaller for an illustrated reading of “The Inheritance.” Follow the story behind the way we work, and begin to see your own business with fresh eyes.