Task | Repetitive/Time-Consuming | Outside Core Responsibilities | Delegable? | Justification |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inbox Management | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Managing emails is a daily, repetitive task that an EA can handle efficiently, prioritizing critical messages and reducing CEO workload. |
Project/Task Management | ✅ Yes (Ongoing tracking) | ⚠️ Partially (CEO may need oversight) | ✅ Yes | While the CEO provides strategic direction, an EA can oversee execution, ensuring deadlines are met and tasks are delegated properly. |
Bookkeeping/Finance | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Routine financial tracking, expense reports, and invoice processing can be handled by an EA or finance team, freeing up CEO focus. |
Travel Management | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Booking flights, hotels, and itineraries can be efficiently managed by an EA, ensuring smooth executive travel without CEO involvement. |
Calendar Management | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | Scheduling meetings, managing conflicts, and ensuring strategic time allocation should be handled by an EA to optimize the CEO’s time. |
🔹 Recommended for Immediate Delegation: Inbox Management, Bookkeeping, Travel & Calendar Management
🔹 Partially Delegated: Project/Task Management (CEO maintains high-level oversight, while EA handles execution and tracking)
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