A task performed by Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Maintain scheduling and event calendars.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (2.5/5) and AI capability (3.33/5) are on the low side. It sits in the Low Priority zone.
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 10 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 3 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers feel the way they do
- Frees up time for higher-value work20%
- It's repetitive20%
- It's stressful10%
- It's difficult10%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Scheduling & coordination
Let people book and remind themselves.
- 1Share a booking link so meetings schedule without back-and-forth.
- 2Use calendar rules and templates for recurring events and reminders.
- 3Automate confirmations and follow-ups with a no-code flow.
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 15 tasks studied for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, where workers want 13% of tasks automated.
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